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 (3‑3‑0) vs Rangers (6‑2‑0) |
3 | Devils Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% | ||
| Canucks (2‑6‑0) vs Panthers (3‑2‑2) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 10% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Bruins (5‑2‑0) vs Ducks (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 9% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 9% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Kraken (5‑2‑0) vs Lightning (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Senators (5‑2‑0) vs Islanders (3‑3‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 9% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Avalanche (4‑2‑1) vs Penguins (3‑3‑1) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Red Wings (1‑3‑2) vs Flyers (0‑5‑3) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 9% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 9% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑3‑1) vs Sabres (3‑3‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 9% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||