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 (1‑0‑0) vs Flyers (0‑1‑0) |
2 | Hurricanes Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 20% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Red Wings (0‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Islanders (0‑1‑0) vs Capitals (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Bruins (2‑0‑0) vs Sabres (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 22% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Panthers (2‑0‑0) vs Senators (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 22% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Senators Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Lightning (0‑1‑0) vs Devils (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Devils Wins | 22% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 40% | ||
| Rangers (1‑1‑0) vs Penguins (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 22% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 41% | ||