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 | |||
| Islanders (0‑0‑0) vs Maple Leafs (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Lightning (0‑0‑0) vs Rangers (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) vs Sabres (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Sharks (0‑0‑0) vs Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins (0‑0‑0) vs Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||