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 (11‑5‑0) vs Islanders (7‑6‑2) |
5 | Devils Wins | 27% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 24% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 29% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 28% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Sabres (7‑5‑3) vs Blue Jackets (7‑7‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 27% | 21% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 26% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Canadiens (10‑3‑3) vs Maple Leafs (8‑7‑2) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 27% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 28% | ||
| Avalanche (9‑6‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑7‑3) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 26% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 26% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Kraken (9‑5‑1) vs Rangers (9‑7‑1) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 27% | 21% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 26% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑1) vs Senators (10‑6‑1) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 27% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Senators Wins | 26% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Penguins (5‑9‑2) vs Kings (5‑7‑2) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Kings Wins | 27% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Panthers (9‑5‑2) vs Capitals (8‑6‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 27% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 26% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 28% | ||