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) |
2 | Devils Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Panthers (1‑0‑1) vs Ducks (1‑0‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Jets (0‑0‑1) vs Red Wings (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Jets Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑1‑0) vs Senators (0‑0‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Senators Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Penguins (1‑0‑0) vs Canadiens (1‑0‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 17% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑2‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 17% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Hurricanes (0‑1‑1) vs Flyers (0‑1‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 16% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Bruins (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Capitals (1‑0‑0) vs Lightning (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||