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NCHC Hockey - Week 16 of 23

Minnesota-Duluth Most Important Games

The Most Important Games for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bulldogs final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.

Minnesota-Duluth Most Important Series
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Remaining
Games Winner
Minnesota-Duluth Resultant Probabilities
Regular Season Finish
1*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
2*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
3*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
4*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
5**
First Round Bye
6**
First Round Bye
7**
First Round Bye
8 9
Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth
(8‑11‑1)

vs
Colorado College
(10‑9‑1)

2 Games Remaining
38 Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 2 Games <1% 2% 7% 11% 18% 22% 25% 15% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
Colorado College Sweeps 2 Games <1% <1% 2% 4% 7% 13% 21% 53% <1%
Miami
(3‑15‑2)

vs
Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha
(10‑10)

2 Games Remaining
6 Miami Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 4% 8% 13% 18% 21% 35% 1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 3% 6% 11% 15% 23% 42% <1%
Arizona St.
(11‑8‑1)

vs
St. Cloud State
(11‑9)

2 Games Remaining
5 Arizona St. Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 3% 6% 12% 17% 24% 37% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
St. Cloud State Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 4% 7% 10% 15% 21% 42% <1%
Western Michigan
(13‑4‑1)

vs
North Dakota
(12‑8‑1)

2 Games Remaining
2 Western Michigan Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 4% 8% 11% 15% 22% 39% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
North Dakota Sweeps 2 Games <1% 1% 3% 6% 10% 16% 23% 41% <1%


Minnesota-Duluth Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
Minnesota-Duluth Resultant Probabilities
Regular Season Finish
1*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
2*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
3*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
4*
First Round Bye and 2nd Round
Home Ice Advantange
5**
First Round Bye
6**
First Round Bye
7**
First Round Bye
8 9
Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth
(8‑11‑1)

vs
Colorado College
(10‑9‑1)
19 Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins <1% 1% 5% 9% 14% 19% 23% 28% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
Colorado College Wins <1% 1% 2% 5% 9% 15% 22% 47% <1%
Miami
(3‑15‑2)

vs
Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha
(10‑10)
3 Miami Wins <1% 1% 4% 7% 12% 16% 21% 38% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Wins <1% 1% 3% 7% 10% 15% 22% 41% <1%
Arizona St.
(11‑8‑1)

vs
St. Cloud State
(11‑9)
3 Arizona St. Wins <1% 1% 3% 7% 11% 16% 23% 39% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
St. Cloud State Wins <1% 1% 4% 7% 11% 15% 21% 42% <1%
Western Michigan
(13‑4‑1)

vs
North Dakota
(12‑8‑1)
0 Western Michigan Wins <1% 1% 4% 7% 10% 15% 23% 40% <1%
Current Probabilities <1% 1% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 40% <1%
North Dakota Wins <1% 1% 3% 6% 11% 16% 23% 40% <1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *  denotes first round bye and second round home ice advantage in the post season conference tournament
  • ** denotes first round home ice advantage in the post season conference tournament