The Most Important Games for the Red Wings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Wings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Wings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Red Wings 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 | |||
| Red Wings (18‑12‑3) vs Islanders (19‑11‑3) |
7 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Jets (15‑15‑1) vs Senators (14‑13‑4) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Lightning (18‑11‑3) vs Panthers (16‑13‑2) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 15% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Hockey Club (16‑15‑3) vs Bruins (19‑14‑0) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Maple Leafs (14‑12‑5) vs Blackhawks (13‑13‑6) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Capitals (18‑10‑4) vs Wild (19‑9‑5) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Flyers (16‑9‑6) vs Canadiens (17‑11‑4) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Rangers (16‑13‑4) vs Ducks (19‑12‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Penguins (14‑8‑9) vs Oilers (15‑12‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||