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 | |||
| Hurricanes (30‑15‑4) vs Sabres (26‑16‑5) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Canucks (16‑27‑5) vs Islanders (26‑17‑5) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||
| Stars (27‑13‑9) vs Bruins (28‑19‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||
| Sharks (24‑20‑3) vs Panthers (25‑19‑3) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||
| Ducks (24‑21‑3) vs Rangers (21‑22‑6) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Avalanche (33‑5‑8) vs Capitals (24‑19‑6) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||
| Golden Knights (24‑11‑12) vs Flyers (22‑17‑8) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||
| Wild (27‑13‑9) vs Maple Leafs (24‑16‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Blue Jackets (22‑19‑7) vs Senators (22‑19‑7) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Devils (24‑22‑2) vs Flames (21‑23‑4) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Kraken (21‑17‑9) vs Penguins (22‑14‑11) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 34% | ||