The Most Important Games for the Hurricanes are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hurricanes final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hurricanes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hurricanes 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 | |||
| Hurricanes (40‑22‑4) vs Flyers (28‑31‑8) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 90% | 4% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 3% | 88% | 9% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penguins (27‑31‑10) vs Devils (36‑25‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 5% | 91% | 4% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Devils Wins | 5% | 86% | 8% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sharks (18‑40‑9) vs Capitals (43‑15‑8) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 8% | 85% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 4% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens (31‑27‑7) vs Panthers (41‑22‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (39‑23‑3) vs Senators (35‑25‑5) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 5% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Senators Wins | 5% | 88% | 7% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning (37‑23‑5) vs Bruins (30‑29‑8) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 5% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets (31‑26‑8) vs Rangers (32‑28‑6) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 5% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 5% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sabres (25‑33‑6) vs Golden Knights (39‑19‑7) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 5% | 89% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 6% | 88% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||