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 (3‑3‑1) vs Avalanche (4‑2‑1) |
3 | Penguins Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Red Wings (1‑3‑2) vs Flyers (0‑5‑3) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Senators (5‑2‑0) vs Islanders (3‑3‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Panthers (3‑2‑2) vs Canucks (2‑6‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 8% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑3‑1) vs Sabres (3‑3‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Ducks (4‑2‑0) vs Bruins (5‑2‑0) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Devils (3‑3‑0) vs Rangers (6‑2‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Kraken (5‑2‑0) vs Lightning (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 8% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% | ||