The Most Important Games for the Devils are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Devils final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Devils fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Devils 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 (32‑30‑2) vs Flames (25‑32‑7) |
3 | Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Flames Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Kings (26‑23‑15) vs Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
1 | Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Panthers (32‑29‑3) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑10) |
1 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Rangers (26‑30‑8) vs Jets (26‑27‑10) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Lightning (39‑20‑4) vs Red Wings (36‑22‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) vs Penguins (32‑17‑15) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Sabres (40‑19‑6) vs Capitals (32‑27‑7) |
0 | Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑11) vs Flyers (30‑23‑11) |
0 | Wild Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) vs Ducks (36‑25‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Ducks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Sharks (30‑26‑6) vs Bruins (36‑22‑6) |
0 | Sharks Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑10) vs Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) |
0 | Blues Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 96% | ||