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 | |||
| Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) vs Devils (37‑28‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (32‑28‑10) vs Canucks (33‑26‑12) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Ducks (30‑32‑8) vs Bruins (30‑33‑9) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers (41‑24‑5) vs Stars (45‑21‑4) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning (41‑25‑5) vs Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Wild (40‑27‑5) vs Capitals (47‑15‑9) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Predators (27‑36‑8) vs Blues (38‑28‑7) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Avalanche (44‑25‑3) vs Kings (40‑21‑9) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sharks (19‑42‑9) vs Maple Leafs (43‑25‑3) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||