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 | |||
| Bruins (30‑30‑9) vs Golden Knights (39‑20‑8) |
4 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% | ||
| Islanders (31‑28‑8) vs Canadiens (33‑27‑7) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Panthers (41‑24‑3) vs Blue Jackets (31‑28‑8) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Flames (31‑25‑11) vs Devils (37‑26‑6) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Maple Leafs (40‑24‑3) vs Avalanche (41‑24‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Lightning (39‑23‑5) vs Stars (43‑21‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑22‑4) vs Sharks (18‑41‑9) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Capitals (45‑15‑8) vs Flyers (28‑33‑8) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Sabres (27‑33‑6) vs Hockey Club (30‑27‑11) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% | ||