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 (1‑0‑0) vs Panthers (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Penguins (2‑0‑0) vs Rangers (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Wild (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) vs Red Wings (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 43% | ||
| Lightning (0‑1‑0) vs Devils (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Capitals (0‑1‑0) vs Islanders (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Bruins (2‑0‑0) vs Sabres (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||