The Most Important Games for the Ducks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Ducks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ducks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ducks Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Ducks (5‑6‑1) vs Sabres (5‑4‑3) |
3 | Ducks Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑8‑0) vs Red Wings (5‑4‑3) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Stars (7‑4‑1) vs Canadiens (7‑3‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑5‑2) vs Kraken (7‑4‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Oilers (8‑2‑2) vs Flames (5‑6‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Flames Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Lightning (7‑3‑1) vs Jets (4‑5‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Jets Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Sharks (6‑6‑1) vs Canucks (3‑10‑1) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kings (3‑6‑2) vs Senators (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Senators Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Avalanche (6‑5‑1) vs Devils (8‑4‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Devils Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Islanders (6‑4‑2) vs Wild (9‑3‑2) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Wild Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blues (5‑6‑1) vs Bruins (9‑3‑1) |
0 | Blues Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth (8‑5‑0) vs Penguins (5‑6‑1) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||