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 (28‑35‑9) vs Blackhawks (27‑32‑13) |
0 | Rangers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blackhawks 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% | ||
| Islanders (41‑27‑5) vs Panthers (35‑33‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning (44‑21‑6) vs Senators (38‑24‑10) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets (38‑23‑11) vs Sharks (32‑31‑7) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sharks Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins (40‑24‑8) vs Wild (41‑20‑12) |
0 | Bruins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Wild Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes (45‑20‑6) vs Devils (37‑32‑2) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins (36‑20‑16) vs Stars (43‑18‑11) |
0 | Penguins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Stars Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blues (30‑30‑11) vs Maple Leafs (31‑29‑13) |
0 | Blues Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Predators (34‑29‑9) vs Canadiens (40‑21‑10) |
0 | Predators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Golden Knights (32‑26‑15) vs Capitals (36‑28‑9) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||