The Most Important Games for the Red Wings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Wings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Wings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Red Wings 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 | |||
| Red Wings (0‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Bruins (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Senators (1‑0‑0) vs Panthers (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Penguins (2‑0‑0) vs Rangers (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Devils (0‑1‑0) vs Lightning (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Islanders (0‑1‑0) vs Capitals (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||