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 (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (5‑6‑3) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 24% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Wild Wins | 22% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) vs Lightning (6‑5‑2) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 25% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Rangers (6‑6‑2) vs Red Wings (9‑5‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 24% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑1) vs Devils (9‑4‑0) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 25% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Devils Wins | 24% | 17% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Capitals (7‑5‑1) vs Penguins (8‑4‑2) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Bruins (8‑7‑0) vs Senators (6‑5‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 24% | 17% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Senators Wins | 24% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Sabres (5‑4‑4) vs Blues (4‑8‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 24% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Blues Wins | 24% | 17% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Predators (5‑6‑4) vs Flyers (7‑5‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 24% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Kings (6‑4‑4) vs Panthers (6‑6‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 24% | 17% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 33% | ||