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 (10‑5‑0) vs Blues (7‑7‑1) |
3 | Devils Wins | 27% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Blues Wins | 24% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Golden Knights (10‑5‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑6‑3) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 26% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Stars (9‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (6‑7‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Flyers (4‑9‑4) vs Rangers (8‑7‑1) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 25% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑3‑2) vs Islanders (7‑5‑2) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 25% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 26% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Panthers (8‑5‑2) vs Blackhawks (4‑10‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Penguins (5‑8‑2) vs Bruins (11‑4‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑0) vs Canadiens (9‑3‑3) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Senators (9‑6‑1) vs Sabres (7‑4‑3) |
0 | Senators Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 26% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||