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 (35‑25‑6) vs Oilers (37‑23‑4) |
6 | Devils Wins | <1% | 8% | 77% | - | - | - | 4% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Oilers Wins | <1% | 4% | 72% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 10% | ||
| Golden Knights (38‑19‑7) vs Blue Jackets (31‑25‑8) |
2 | Golden Knights Wins | <1% | 6% | 77% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | <1% | 6% | 72% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Wild (37‑24‑4) vs Rangers (31‑28‑6) |
2 | Wild Wins | <1% | 6% | 76% | - | - | - | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 6% | 72% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 9% | ||
| Blues (31‑27‑7) vs Penguins (26‑31‑10) |
1 | Blues Wins | <1% | 6% | 75% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Senators (34‑25‑5) vs Bruins (30‑28‑8) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Kings (34‑20‑9) vs Capitals (43‑14‑8) |
0 | Kings Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Red Wings (31‑28‑6) vs Hurricanes (39‑22‑4) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | <1% | 9% | 72% | - | - | - | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 4% | 75% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Maple Leafs (39‑22‑3) vs Panthers (40‑22‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Flyers (27‑31‑8) vs Lightning (37‑23‑4) |
0 | Flyers Wins | <1% | 6% | 75% | - | - | - | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 6% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Lightning Wins | <1% | 7% | 74% | - | - | - | 4% | 7% | 8% | ||