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 | |||
| Penguins (32‑18‑15) vs Mammoth (34‑26‑6) |
16 | Penguins Wins | 2% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 1% | 22% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 42% | ||
| Flames (26‑32‑7) vs Islanders (37‑24‑5) |
4 | Flames Wins | 2% | 32% | 26% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 2% | 25% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Ducks (36‑26‑3) vs Senators (32‑23‑9) |
2 | Ducks Wins | 2% | 26% | 29% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Senators Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Flyers (31‑23‑11) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑11) |
2 | Flyers Wins | 2% | 28% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 2% | 27% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
1 | Stars Wins | 2% | 27% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Bruins (36‑23‑6) vs Capitals (33‑27‑7) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 2% | 28% | 30% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 2% | 27% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) vs Sabres (40‑20‑6) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 2% | 28% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Sharks (31‑26‑6) vs Canadiens (36‑18‑10) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 2% | 27% | 28% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Lightning (40‑20‑4) vs Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 2% | 28% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 1% | 28% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑12) vs Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 2% | 27% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Kings (27‑23‑15) vs Devils (32‑31‑2) |
0 | Kings Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Devils Wins | 2% | 27% | 29% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 35% | ||