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 (34‑32‑7) vs Sharks (20‑42‑9) |
15 | Rangers Wins | X | <1% | 4% | - | - | - | 1% | 23% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Sharks Wins | X | X | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | 11% | 87% | ||
| Panthers (44‑25‑3) vs Canadiens (33‑30‑9) |
5 | Panthers Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 20% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 16% | 80% | ||
| Senators (38‑28‑5) vs Blue Jackets (33‑29‑9) |
5 | Senators Wins | X | <1% | 4% | - | - | - | 1% | 20% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 16% | 80% | ||
| Hurricanes (44‑24‑4) vs Islanders (32‑30‑10) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 20% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Islanders Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 17% | 80% | ||
| Wild (41‑27‑5) vs Devils (38‑29‑7) |
1 | Wild Wins | X | <1% | 4% | - | - | - | 1% | 17% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | <1% | 2% | - | - | - | 1% | 19% | 78% | ||
| Kings (40‑22‑9) vs Maple Leafs (43‑25‑4) |
0 | Kings Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 19% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 19% | 78% | ||
| Sabres (30‑36‑6) vs Capitals (47‑16‑9) |
0 | Sabres Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 19% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Bruins (30‑34‑9) vs Red Wings (33‑33‑6) |
0 | Bruins Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 19% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 78% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | <1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 18% | 77% | ||