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 (29‑35‑9) vs Panthers (35‑34‑3) |
0 | Rangers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets (38‑24‑11) vs Bruins (41‑24‑8) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes (46‑20‑6) vs Canadiens (41‑21‑10) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning (45‑21‑6) vs Predators (34‑30‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Predators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils (37‑33‑2) vs Blackhawks (27‑33‑13) |
0 | Devils Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers (36‑24‑12) vs Stars (44‑18‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Stars Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Islanders (42‑27‑5) vs Penguins (36‑21‑16) |
0 | Islanders Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Ducks (41‑28‑4) vs Maple Leafs (31‑30‑13) |
0 | Ducks Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||