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 (27‑31‑10) vs Devils (36‑25‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Maple Leafs (39‑23‑3) vs Senators (35‑25‑5) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hurricanes (39‑22‑4) vs Red Wings (31‑28‑6) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Panthers (41‑22‑3) vs Canadiens (31‑27‑7) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sabres (25‑33‑6) vs Golden Knights (39‑19‑7) |
0 | Sabres Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bruins (30‑29‑8) vs Lightning (37‑23‑5) |
0 | Bruins Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (29‑28‑7) vs Oilers (37‑24‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers (32‑28‑6) vs Blue Jackets (31‑26‑8) |
0 | Rangers Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sharks (18‑40‑9) vs Capitals (43‑15‑8) |
0 | Sharks Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||