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 (23‑25‑9) vs Capitals (36‑11‑8) |
2 | Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Stars (35‑18‑2) vs Devils (31‑20‑6) |
1 | Stars Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Ducks (24‑24‑6) vs Bruins (27‑24‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Sabres (22‑27‑5) vs Rangers (27‑24‑4) |
0 | Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Blackhawks (17‑31‑7) vs Blue Jackets (26‑22‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Senators (29‑23‑4) vs Canadiens (25‑26‑5) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Flyers (24‑26‑7) vs Oilers (34‑17‑4) |
0 | Flyers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Oilers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Panthers (34‑20‑3) vs Kraken (24‑29‑4) |
0 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Kraken Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Wild (33‑19‑4) vs Red Wings (28‑22‑5) |
0 | Wild Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Maple Leafs (33‑20‑2) vs Hurricanes (33‑19‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||