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 (0‑1‑0) vs Lightning (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Devils Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 7% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) vs Red Wings (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 9% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (2‑0‑0) vs Senators (1‑0‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Senators Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Rangers (1‑1‑0) vs Penguins (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Bruins (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Capitals (0‑1‑0) vs Islanders (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 57% | ||