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 (9‑5‑2) vs Capitals (8‑6‑0) |
4 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 51% | ||
| Devils (11‑5‑0) vs Islanders (7‑6‑2) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑1) vs Senators (10‑6‑1) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Kraken (9‑5‑1) vs Rangers (9‑7‑1) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Sabres (7‑5‑3) vs Blue Jackets (7‑7‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Kings (5‑7‑2) vs Penguins (5‑9‑2) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Avalanche (9‑6‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑7‑3) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Canadiens (10‑3‑3) vs Maple Leafs (8‑7‑2) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 49% | ||