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 | |||
| Jets (20‑24‑7) vs Devils (27‑23‑2) |
2 | Jets Wins | 11% | 27% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Devils Wins | 11% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 37% | ||
| Kings (21‑16‑13) vs Blue Jackets (24‑20‑7) |
1 | Kings Wins | 11% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 37% | ||
| Kraken (23‑19‑9) vs Capitals (25‑21‑7) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 11% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 37% | ||
| Predators (24‑23‑4) vs Bruins (30‑20‑3) |
1 | Predators Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 10% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 37% | ||
| Golden Knights (25‑14‑12) vs Canadiens (28‑17‑7) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 36% | ||
| Panthers (28‑20‑3) vs Mammoth (27‑21‑4) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Sabres (29‑17‑5) vs Maple Leafs (24‑19‑9) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 11% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 26% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 36% | ||