The Most Important Games for the Penguins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Penguins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Penguins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Penguins 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 | |||
| Lightning (20‑13‑3) vs Panthers (20‑14‑2) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Kraken (15‑14‑6) vs Flyers (19‑10‑7) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Hurricanes (22‑11‑3) vs Red Wings (22‑13‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Islanders (20‑13‑4) vs Rangers (19‑16‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 4% | 82% | ||
| Devils (20‑16‑1) vs Capitals (19‑13‑5) |
0 | Devils Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Senators (18‑13‑5) vs Maple Leafs (16‑15‑5) |
0 | Senators Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Bruins (20‑17‑1) vs Sabres (18‑14‑4) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 82% | ||