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 | |||
| Canadiens (39‑21‑10) vs Blue Jackets (38‑22‑11) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers (34‑24‑12) vs Blackhawks (27‑31‑13) |
0 | Flyers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Islanders (40‑27‑5) vs Stars (43‑17‑11) |
0 | Islanders Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Stars Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning (44‑21‑5) vs Kraken (31‑29‑10) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Kraken Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (35‑32‑3) vs Wild (40‑20‑12) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Wild Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators (38‑24‑9) vs Penguins (35‑20‑16) |
0 | Senators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Predators (34‑28‑9) vs Devils (36‑32‑2) |
0 | Predators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Mammoth (37‑29‑6) vs Capitals (35‑28‑9) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sabres (44‑20‑8) vs Red Wings (38‑25‑8) |
0 | Sabres Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||