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 (8‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (9‑4‑1) |
4 | Devils Wins | 17% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 15% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Oilers (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) vs Stars (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Stars Wins | 15% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Jets (4‑6‑3) vs Panthers (7‑4‑2) |
1 | Jets Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Penguins (5‑6‑2) vs Canadiens (8‑3‑2) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) vs Bruins (9‑4‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Kings (4‑6‑2) vs Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Kings Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Senators (8‑5‑1) vs Sharks (7‑6‑1) |
0 | Senators Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Predators (4‑4‑5) vs Lightning (8‑3‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 16% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) vs Canucks (3‑11‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 15% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||