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 (18‑18‑8) vs Lightning (22‑15‑3) |
6 | Penguins Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑17‑1) vs Rangers (20‑20‑2) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Hockey Club (18‑17‑7) vs Canadiens (20‑18‑4) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Stars (27‑13‑1) vs Senators (20‑18‑3) |
1 | Stars Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Senators Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Flyers (18‑20‑5) vs Panthers (25‑15‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Kraken (18‑22‑3) vs Red Wings (19‑18‑4) |
0 | Kraken Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Ducks (17‑20‑5) vs Hurricanes (26‑15‑2) |
0 | Ducks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 85% | ||