The Most Important Games for the Canadiens are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Canadiens final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Canadiens fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Canadiens Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Canadiens (17‑11‑4) vs Flyers (16‑9‑6) |
6 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Blackhawks (13‑13‑6) vs Maple Leafs (14‑12‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 51% | ||
| Hockey Club (16‑15‑3) vs Bruins (19‑14‑0) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Ducks (19‑12‑1) vs Rangers (16‑13‑4) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Jets (15‑15‑1) vs Senators (14‑13‑4) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Oilers (15‑12‑6) vs Penguins (14‑8‑9) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Capitals (18‑10‑4) vs Wild (19‑9‑5) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 51% | ||
| Panthers (16‑13‑2) vs Lightning (18‑11‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Islanders (19‑11‑3) vs Red Wings (18‑12‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 51% | ||