The Most Important Games for the Predators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Predators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Predators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Predators Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Predators (5‑9‑4) vs Penguins (9‑5‑3) |
3 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Hurricanes (11‑5‑0) vs Canucks (8‑9‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Ducks (11‑5‑1) vs Wild (7‑7‑4) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Kings (9‑5‑4) vs Senators (9‑5‑4) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Kraken (8‑4‑5) vs Sharks (8‑7‑3) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑8‑2) vs Blackhawks (8‑5‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 84% | ||
| Jets (10‑7‑0) vs Flames (5‑12‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||
| Islanders (9‑6‑2) vs Hockey Club (10‑7‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Flyers (8‑5‑3) vs Blues (6‑8‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 85% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 85% | ||