The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Panthers (43‑25‑3) vs Hockey Club (32‑29‑11) |
2 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 31% | 23% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 32% | 35% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings (40‑22‑9) vs Maple Leafs (43‑25‑4) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 31% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 31% | 30% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Islanders (32‑29‑10) vs Lightning (42‑25‑5) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 29% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 37% | 31% | 29% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rangers (34‑32‑6) vs Ducks (31‑32‑8) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑29‑9) vs Canucks (34‑26‑12) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hurricanes (43‑24‑4) vs Canadiens (33‑29‑9) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 39% | 31% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins (30‑34‑9) vs Red Wings (33‑33‑6) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 39% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jets (49‑19‑4) vs Devils (38‑28‑7) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (29‑36‑9) vs Sabres (30‑35‑6) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 31% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ||