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 | |||
| Blackhawks (28‑36‑14) vs Hurricanes (50‑22‑6) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins (43‑26‑10) vs Lightning (48‑25‑6) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Islanders (43‑31‑5) vs Senators (42‑27‑10) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins (41‑22‑16) vs Capitals (40‑30‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings (41‑29‑9) vs Devils (40‑36‑3) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens (47‑22‑10) vs Blue Jackets (39‑28‑12) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Jets (35‑31‑12) vs Flyers (40‑27‑12) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (37‑38‑4) vs Maple Leafs (32‑33‑14) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||