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 | |||
| Penguins (0‑0‑0) vs Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Wild (0‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | 13% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Kings (0‑0‑0) vs Sabres (0‑2‑0) |
1 | Kings Wins | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Canadiens (0‑0‑0) vs Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Panthers (1‑0‑0) vs Senators (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||