The Most Important Games for the Bruins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bruins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bruins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bruins 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 | |||
| Jets (21‑25‑7) vs Panthers (28‑22‑3) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 27% | ||
| Devils (28‑24‑2) vs Senators (25‑21‑7) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Sabres (31‑17‑5) vs Canadiens (30‑17‑7) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 27% | ||
| Canucks (18‑31‑5) vs Maple Leafs (24‑21‑9) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 27% | ||
| Penguins (27‑14‑11) vs Rangers (22‑27‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Hurricanes (33‑15‑5) vs Capitals (26‑22‑7) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 26% | ||
| Islanders (30‑19‑5) vs Predators (24‑23‑6) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Blackhawks (21‑24‑9) vs Blue Jackets (25‑20‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Kings (22‑17‑13) vs Flyers (24‑20‑9) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Avalanche (35‑8‑9) vs Red Wings (32‑17‑6) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 26% | ||