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 (40‑22‑16) vs Devils (40‑35‑3) |
1 | Penguins Wins | X | >99% | <1% | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | 94% | 5% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Red Wings (40‑29‑9) vs Flyers (40‑26‑12) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | X | 99% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers Wins | X | 94% | 6% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Panthers (37‑37‑4) vs Senators (41‑27‑10) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | 97% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | 97% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning (48‑24‑6) vs Canadiens (46‑22‑10) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | 97% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rangers (33‑36‑9) vs Sabres (47‑23‑8) |
0 | Rangers Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sabres Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑31‑14) vs Capitals (39‑30‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑36‑14) vs Hurricanes (50‑22‑6) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | X | 96% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||