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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (38‑24‑12) vs Hurricanes (46‑21‑6) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers (37‑25‑12) vs Red Wings (39‑27‑8) |
0 | Flyers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning (46‑22‑6) vs Penguins (38‑21‑16) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (36‑35‑3) vs Bruins (43‑24‑8) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Rangers (31‑35‑9) vs Canadiens (43‑21‑10) |
0 | Rangers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators (38‑26‑10) vs Sabres (46‑21‑8) |
0 | Senators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sabres Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils (38‑34‑2) vs Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
0 | Devils Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||