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 | |||
| Bruins (7‑2‑1) vs Predators (3‑2‑3) |
2 | Bruins Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Predators Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Devils (5‑4‑0) vs Ducks (4‑5‑0) |
2 | Devils Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Islanders (5‑3‑1) vs Kings (1‑4‑2) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Red Wings (3‑3‑3) vs Canucks (2‑8‑1) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 13% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Flyers (2‑6‑3) vs Sabres (4‑3‑2) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 13% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Panthers (5‑2‑2) vs Senators (6‑3‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Senators Wins | 13% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Oilers (7‑1‑1) vs Hurricanes (8‑2‑1) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 13% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs (5‑4‑2) vs Rangers (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 13% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||