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 (20‑18‑4) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑7) |
7 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Stars (27‑14‑1) vs Maple Leafs (27‑15‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Hurricanes (26‑15‑3) vs Sabres (16‑22‑5) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 65% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑17‑1) vs Rangers (20‑20‑2) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Red Wings (20‑18‑4) vs Sharks (13‑26‑6) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 65% | ||
| Kraken (18‑23‑3) vs Penguins (18‑19‑8) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 65% | ||
| Capitals (28‑10‑5) vs Ducks (18‑20‑5) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Blue Jackets (20‑17‑6) vs Flyers (19‑20‑5) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Devils (26‑15‑4) vs Panthers (25‑16‑3) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 64% | ||
| Islanders (17‑18‑7) vs Senators (21‑18‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 64% | ||
| Bruins (21‑19‑5) vs Lightning (23‑15‑3) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 64% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 64% | ||