The Most Important Games for the Canadiens are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Canadiens final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Canadiens fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Canadiens 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 | |||
| Canadiens (7‑10‑2) vs Golden Knights (12‑6‑2) |
4 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 80% | ||
| Stars (12‑6‑0) vs Lightning (10‑6‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Red Wings (8‑9‑2) vs Bruins (9‑9‑3) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Sharks (6‑11‑5) vs Sabres (10‑9‑1) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Blues (9‑11‑1) vs Islanders (7‑8‑5) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Rangers (12‑5‑1) vs Oilers (10‑9‑2) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Hockey Club (7‑9‑3) vs Penguins (7‑11‑4) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Blackhawks (7‑12‑1) vs Flyers (8‑10‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jackets (8‑9‑2) vs Hurricanes (14‑5‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 78% | ||
| Panthers (12‑7‑1) vs Avalanche (11‑9‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Canucks (9‑6‑3) vs Senators (8‑10‑1) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Devils (13‑7‑2) vs Capitals (13‑5‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 77% | ||