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 | |||
| Sabres (0‑3‑0) vs Senators (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Senators Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Capitals (2‑1‑0) vs Lightning (1‑2‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Oilers (1‑0‑1) vs Rangers (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Panthers (3‑1‑0) vs Red Wings (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Sharks (0‑0‑2) vs Hurricanes (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Penguins (2‑1‑0) vs Ducks (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) vs Predators (2‑0‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Predators Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Kraken (2‑0‑0) vs Canadiens (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% | ||