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 | |||
| Ducks (1‑1‑0) vs Penguins (2‑1‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Red Wings (2‑1‑0) vs Panthers (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Sharks (0‑0‑2) vs Hurricanes (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Senators (1‑2‑0) vs Sabres (0‑3‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Oilers (1‑0‑1) vs Rangers (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Lightning (1‑2‑0) vs Capitals (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Canadiens (2‑1‑0) vs Kraken (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) vs Predators (2‑0‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||