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 (31‑22‑9) vs Canucks (19‑36‑8) |
13 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 80% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑26‑11) vs Canadiens (34‑18‑10) |
2 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 72% | ||
| Panthers (31‑29‑3) vs Red Wings (36‑21‑7) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 72% | ||
| Hurricanes (40‑17‑6) vs Penguins (32‑17‑14) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 73% | ||
| Kings (25‑23‑14) vs Blue Jackets (32‑21‑9) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Sharks (30‑25‑6) vs Sabres (39‑19‑6) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Rangers (24‑30‑8) vs Flyers (29‑22‑11) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 73% | ||
| Flames (25‑30‑7) vs Capitals (31‑26‑7) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Islanders (36‑23‑5) vs Blues (25‑29‑9) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 72% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 15% | 72% | ||