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 (36‑21‑16) vs Islanders (42‑27‑5) |
26 | Penguins Wins | 1% | 51% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Islanders Wins | <1% | 21% | 33% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 41% | ||
| Hurricanes (46‑21‑6) vs Blue Jackets (38‑24‑12) |
6 | Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 34% | 32% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 1% | 31% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Capitals (37‑28‑9) vs Flyers (37‑24‑12) |
3 | Capitals Wins | <1% | 34% | 31% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | 32% | 29% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Panthers (35‑35‑3) vs Senators (38‑25‑10) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Senators Wins | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 33% | ||
| Stars (44‑18‑12) vs Bruins (42‑24‑8) |
2 | Stars Wins | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | 33% | 29% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Lightning (46‑21‑6) vs Canadiens (42‑21‑10) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 1% | 32% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 1% | 33% | 29% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Maple Leafs (31‑30‑13) vs Ducks (41‑28‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Ducks Wins | <1% | 32% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 33% | ||
| Devils (38‑33‑2) vs Rangers (30‑35‑9) |
0 | Devils Wins | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 1% | 33% | 30% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 32% | ||