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 | |||
| Rangers (33‑36‑9) vs Sabres (47‑23‑8) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sabres Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑31‑14) vs Capitals (39‑30‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Capitals Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Canadiens (46‑22‑10) vs Lightning (48‑24‑6) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lightning Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Devils (40‑35‑3) vs Penguins (40‑22‑16) |
0 | Devils Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penguins Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Red Wings (40‑29‑9) vs Flyers (40‑26‑12) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Flyers Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Senators (41‑27‑10) vs Panthers (37‑37‑4) |
0 | Senators Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Panthers Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hurricanes (50‑22‑6) vs Blackhawks (28‑36‑14) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 100% | ^ | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||