The Most Important Games for the Capitals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Capitals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Capitals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Capitals 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 | |||
| Devils (40‑34‑3) vs Flyers (39‑26‑12) |
5 | Devils Wins | X | X | 8% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Flyers Wins | X | X | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 95% | ||
| Red Wings (40‑29‑8) vs Blue Jackets (38‑27‑12) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | X | X | 7% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Hurricanes (49‑22‑6) vs Bruins (43‑26‑9) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Bruins Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 92% | ||
| Panthers (37‑37‑3) vs Canadiens (45‑22‑10) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Sabres (46‑23‑8) vs Lightning (48‑22‑6) |
0 | Sabres Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||
| Lightning Wins | X | X | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 92% | ||