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 (12‑12‑2) vs Blue Jackets (13‑9‑5) |
6 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 4% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 74% | ||
| Avalanche (19‑2‑6) vs Rangers (15‑12‑2) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Kraken (11‑8‑6) vs Red Wings (14‑11‑3) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Blues (9‑12‑7) vs Senators (13‑10‑4) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Penguins (14‑7‑5) vs Stars (19‑5‑5) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Devils (16‑11‑1) vs Bruins (16‑13‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Predators (10‑13‑4) vs Hurricanes (16‑8‑2) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 72% | ||
| Maple Leafs (13‑11‑3) vs Canadiens (14‑9‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Islanders (15‑10‑3) vs Lightning (16‑9‑2) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 11% | 2% | 3% | 71% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 71% | ||