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 (1‑0‑0) vs Islanders (0‑1‑0) |
3 | Devils Wins | 18% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Capitals (0‑0‑0) vs Hurricanes (0‑0‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Red Wings (0‑0‑0) vs Rangers (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑2‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Bruins (1‑0‑0) vs Jets (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Jets Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Senators (0‑0‑0) vs Maple Leafs (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blue Jackets (1‑0‑0) vs Mammoth (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑0‑0) vs Penguins (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||