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 (21‑9‑2) vs Predators (13‑15‑4) |
4 | Hurricanes Wins | 54% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Predators Wins | 48% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 4% | 9% | ||
| Golden Knights (16‑6‑9) vs Devils (18‑14‑1) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 51% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Devils Wins | 50% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Red Wings (19‑12‑3) vs Hockey Club (16‑16‑3) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 4% | 8% | ||
| Sabres (14‑14‑4) vs Flyers (17‑9‑6) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 50% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Bruins (20‑14‑0) vs Oilers (16‑12‑6) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Kings (14‑9‑9) vs Panthers (17‑13‑2) |
0 | Kings Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Penguins (14‑9‑9) vs Senators (15‑13‑4) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Senators Wins | 52% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Maple Leafs (15‑12‑5) vs Capitals (18‑11‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 52% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 50% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Blackhawks (13‑14‑6) vs Canadiens (17‑12‑4) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 51% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Wild (20‑9‑5) vs Blue Jackets (14‑13‑6) |
0 | Wild Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% | ||