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 | |||
| Red Wings (40‑29‑9) vs Flyers (40‑26‑12) |
5 | Red Wings Wins | X | X | 7% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Flyers Wins | X | X | 2% | - | - | - | X | 3% | 96% | ||
| Panthers (37‑37‑4) vs Senators (41‑27‑10) |
3 | Panthers Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 4% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 1% | 95% | ||
| Sabres (48‑23‑8) vs Blue Jackets (39‑27‑12) |
2 | Sabres Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | 4% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 95% | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑32‑14) vs Islanders (42‑31‑5) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Islanders Wins | X | X | 4% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 94% | ||
| Devils (40‑35‑3) vs Penguins (40‑22‑16) |
1 | Devils Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Penguins Wins | X | X | 4% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 94% | ||
| Canadiens (46‑22‑10) vs Lightning (48‑24‑6) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Lightning Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑36‑14) vs Hurricanes (50‑22‑6) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | X | X | 5% | - | - | - | X | 2% | 93% | ||