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 (33‑28‑9) vs Flyers (28‑36‑9) |
19 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 48% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 60% | ||
| Canucks (33‑26‑12) vs Islanders (32‑28‑10) |
7 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 45% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 39% | 53% | ||
| Senators (37‑28‑5) vs Red Wings (33‑32‑6) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 45% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 11% | 38% | 51% | ||
| Ducks (30‑32‑8) vs Bruins (30‑33‑9) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 51% | ||
| Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) vs Lightning (41‑25‑5) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 41% | 51% | ||
| Sabres (29‑35‑6) vs Penguins (29‑33‑11) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 41% | 51% | ||
| Maple Leafs (43‑25‑3) vs Sharks (19‑42‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) vs Devils (37‑28‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 43% | 50% | ||
| Wild (40‑27‑5) vs Capitals (47‑15‑9) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 42% | 50% | ||