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 | |||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Bruins (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Devils (0‑1‑0) vs Lightning (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Devils Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Rangers (1‑1‑0) vs Penguins (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Red Wings (0‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Capitals (0‑1‑0) vs Islanders (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Senators (1‑0‑0) vs Panthers (2‑0‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||