The Most Important Games for the Blue Jackets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blue Jackets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blue Jackets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blue Jackets 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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) vs Sabres (0‑0‑0) |
2 | Blue Jackets Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Islanders (0‑0‑0) vs Maple Leafs (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 13% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Rangers (0‑1‑0) vs Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins (0‑0‑0) vs Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 14% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 14% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sharks (0‑0‑0) vs Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 13% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||