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 (2‑3‑0) vs Red Wings (1‑3‑1) |
2 | Devils Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Islanders (2‑3‑0) vs Canucks (2‑5‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Sabres (3‑3‑0) vs Canadiens (2‑2‑1) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Lightning (4‑1‑0) vs Rangers (5‑2‑0) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Hurricanes (5‑1‑1) vs Capitals (3‑2‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Senators (5‑1‑0) vs Blues (2‑2‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Blues Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Sharks (3‑2‑0) vs Bruins (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Panthers (2‑2‑2) vs Blue Jackets (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Mammoth (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 8% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Flyers (0‑5‑2) vs Kraken (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 7% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||