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 (31‑28‑6) vs Hurricanes (39‑22‑4) |
6 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 95% | ||
| Panthers (41‑22‑3) vs Canadiens (31‑27‑7) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 93% | ||
| Lightning (37‑23‑5) vs Bruins (30‑29‑8) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Oilers (37‑24‑4) vs Islanders (29‑28‑7) |
1 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Maple Leafs (39‑23‑3) vs Senators (35‑25‑5) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Penguins (27‑31‑10) vs Devils (36‑25‑6) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Blue Jackets (31‑26‑8) vs Rangers (32‑28‑6) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Sharks (18‑40‑9) vs Capitals (43‑15‑8) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Sabres (25‑33‑6) vs Golden Knights (39‑19‑7) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | ||