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 | |||
| Red Wings (41‑30‑9) vs Lightning (49‑25‑6) |
3 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 60% | 33% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 17% | 81% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑38‑14) vs Sabres (49‑23‑8) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 32% | 55% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | X | 33% | 67% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Flyers (41‑27‑12) vs Hurricanes (52‑22‑6) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Panthers (38‑38‑4) vs Rangers (33‑38‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑34‑14) vs Stars (48‑20‑12) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Blue Jackets (40‑29‑12) vs Capitals (42‑30‑9) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bruins (44‑27‑10) vs Devils (42‑36‑3) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 33% | 64% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||