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 (37‑28‑5) vs Red Wings (33‑32‑6) |
5 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 11% | 78% | 7% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 5% | 75% | 13% | 7% | ||
| Canucks (33‑26‑12) vs Islanders (32‑28‑10) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 9% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 76% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Flyers (28‑36‑9) vs Canadiens (33‑28‑9) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 79% | 8% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 74% | 11% | 5% | ||
| Sabres (29‑35‑6) vs Penguins (29‑33‑11) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 76% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Hockey Club (32‑28‑11) vs Lightning (41‑25‑5) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 10% | 73% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 7% | 78% | 9% | 5% | ||
| Blackhawks (21‑41‑9) vs Devils (37‑28‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 76% | 9% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 76% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Ducks (30‑32‑8) vs Bruins (30‑33‑9) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 9% | 5% | ||
| Maple Leafs (43‑25‑3) vs Sharks (19‑42‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 9% | 75% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Wild (40‑27‑5) vs Capitals (47‑15‑9) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 8% | 77% | 10% | 5% | ||