The Most Important Games for the Blackhawks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blackhawks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blackhawks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blackhawks Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Blackhawks (6‑12‑1) vs Panthers (12‑6‑1) |
3 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Rangers (12‑4‑1) vs Flames (10‑6‑3) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Penguins (7‑10‑4) vs Jets (16‑3‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Bruins (8‑9‑3) vs Hockey Club (7‑8‑3) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Capitals (13‑4‑1) vs Avalanche (10‑9‑0) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Blues (8‑11‑1) vs Sharks (6‑11‑4) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑3) vs Oilers (10‑8‑2) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Sabres (9‑9‑1) vs Ducks (8‑8‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Senators (8‑9‑1) vs Golden Knights (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Kings (10‑7‑3) vs Kraken (10‑9‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||