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 (2‑2‑0) vs Senators (4‑1‑0) |
3 | Devils Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Senators Wins | 9% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% | ||
| Islanders (2‑3‑0) vs Canucks (2‑5‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 11% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Rangers (5‑2‑0) vs Lightning (4‑1‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Kraken (4‑2‑0) vs Flyers (0‑5‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Sabres (2‑3‑0) vs Panthers (2‑1‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 11% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Bruins (4‑2‑0) vs Sharks (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Hurricanes (5‑1‑1) vs Capitals (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Mammoth (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 10% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||