The Most Important Games for the Rangers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rangers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rangers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rangers 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 | |||
| Rangers (7‑3‑1) vs Maple Leafs (5‑4‑2) |
2 | Rangers Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 21% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Oilers (7‑1‑1) vs Hurricanes (8‑2‑1) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 23% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 23% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Senators (6‑3‑0) vs Panthers (5‑2‑2) |
1 | Senators Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Predators (3‑2‑3) vs Bruins (7‑2‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | 23% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 22% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Ducks (4‑5‑0) vs Devils (5‑4‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 24% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Devils Wins | 22% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Canucks (2‑8‑1) vs Red Wings (3‑3‑3) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 22% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Islanders (5‑3‑1) vs Kings (1‑4‑2) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 23% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Kings Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Flyers (2‑6‑3) vs Sabres (4‑3‑2) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 22% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||