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 (26‑16‑3) vs Red Wings (20‑19‑4) |
5 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 34% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 27% | 26% | 21% | 9% | 7% | 11% | ||
| Stars (28‑14‑1) vs Canadiens (21‑18‑4) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 27% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Ducks (18‑21‑5) vs Lightning (23‑16‑3) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 33% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Sharks (14‑26‑6) vs Blue Jackets (21‑17‑6) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Sabres (17‑22‑5) vs Penguins (18‑20‑8) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Capitals (29‑10‑5) vs Senators (22‑18‑3) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Hockey Club (18‑18‑7) vs Rangers (20‑20‑3) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Hurricanes (26‑16‑3) vs Golden Knights (29‑12‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Devils (26‑15‑5) vs Maple Leafs (27‑16‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 33% | 26% | 19% | 7% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Islanders (17‑19‑7) vs Flyers (19‑20‑6) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 32% | 26% | 20% | 8% | 6% | 9% | ||