The Most Important Games for the Senators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Senators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Senators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Senators 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 | |||
| Senators (10‑12‑2) vs Red Wings (10‑11‑4) |
6 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Predators (7‑12‑6) vs Maple Leafs (15‑7‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 72% | ||
| Hurricanes (16‑8‑1) vs Avalanche (14‑12‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Blackhawks (8‑15‑2) vs Bruins (13‑11‑3) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Sharks (10‑13‑5) vs Lightning (12‑9‑2) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Panthers (15‑9‑2) vs Flyers (12‑10‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Kraken (12‑13‑1) vs Islanders (9‑10‑7) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 3% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Sabres (11‑12‑2) vs Jets (18‑8‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Oilers (13‑10‑2) vs Blue Jackets (11‑10‑3) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 3% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||