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 | |||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
2 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) vs Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Sharks (31‑26‑6) vs Canadiens (36‑18‑10) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Ducks (36‑26‑3) vs Senators (32‑23‑9) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% | ||
| Sabres (40‑20‑6) vs Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Capitals (33‑27‑7) vs Bruins (36‑23‑6) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑12) vs Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) vs Lightning (40‑20‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Flyers (31‑23‑11) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Kings (26‑23‑15) vs Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 91% | ||