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 (8‑3‑0) vs Kings (5‑3‑4) |
4 | Devils Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Kings Wins | 21% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Kraken (5‑2‑3) vs Rangers (5‑5‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 23% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 23% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Penguins (8‑2‑2) vs Jets (8‑3‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Jets Wins | 23% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Blues (3‑6‑2) vs Blue Jackets (6‑4‑0) |
1 | Blues Wins | 23% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 23% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Lightning (5‑4‑2) vs Hockey Club (8‑3‑0) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 23% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Bruins (6‑7‑0) vs Hurricanes (7‑3‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 23% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 23% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | 33% | ||
| Sabres (4‑4‑3) vs Capitals (6‑5‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 23% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 23% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Canadiens (8‑3‑0) vs Senators (6‑5‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 23% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Senators Wins | 22% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Stars (6‑3‑2) vs Panthers (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Stars Wins | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 23% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Flyers (6‑3‑1) vs Maple Leafs (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 22% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 23% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||