The Most Important Games for the Islanders are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Islanders final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Islanders fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Islanders 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 | |||
| Islanders (41‑27‑5) vs Panthers (35‑33‑3) |
22 | Islanders Wins | 1% | 37% | 31% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 21% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Sharks (32‑31‑7) vs Blue Jackets (38‑23‑11) |
7 | Sharks Wins | 1% | 35% | 31% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 1% | 29% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Stars (43‑18‑11) vs Penguins (36‑20‑16) |
4 | Stars Wins | 1% | 34% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 1% | 25% | 32% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 32% | ||
| Lightning (44‑21‑6) vs Senators (38‑24‑10) |
2 | Lightning Wins | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Senators Wins | 1% | 30% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 32% | ||
| Golden Knights (32‑26‑15) vs Capitals (36‑28‑9) |
2 | Golden Knights Wins | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 1% | 30% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 31% | ||
| Red Wings (39‑25‑8) vs Flyers (35‑24‑12) |
2 | Red Wings Wins | <1% | 31% | 31% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | 30% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 32% | ||
| Wild (41‑20‑12) vs Bruins (40‑24‑8) |
1 | Wild Wins | 1% | 30% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Canadiens (40‑21‑10) vs Predators (34‑29‑9) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Predators Wins | <1% | 31% | 29% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 31% | ||
| Sabres (44‑21‑8) vs Kraken (32‑29‑10) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 1% | 30% | 31% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Maple Leafs (31‑29‑13) vs Blues (30‑30‑11) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 1% | 30% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Blues Wins | <1% | 30% | 31% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Devils (37‑32‑2) vs Hurricanes (45‑20‑6) |
0 | Devils Wins | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 31% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 30% | ||