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 (7‑9‑2) vs Islanders (7‑7‑5) |
4 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 77% | ||
| Blue Jackets (7‑9‑2) vs Lightning (10‑6‑1) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Golden Knights (11‑6‑2) vs Senators (8‑9‑1) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Ducks (8‑8‑2) vs Sabres (9‑9‑1) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Panthers (12‑6‑1) vs Blackhawks (6‑12‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Flames (10‑6‑3) vs Rangers (12‑4‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Avalanche (10‑9‑0) vs Capitals (13‑4‑1) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Penguins (7‑10‑4) vs Jets (16‑3‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Devils (12‑7‑2) vs Hurricanes (14‑4‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Hockey Club (7‑8‑3) vs Bruins (8‑9‑3) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||