The Most Important Games for the Blackhawks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blackhawks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blackhawks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blackhawks Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Blackhawks (2‑2‑1) vs Canucks (2‑2‑0) |
2 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) vs Wild (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Oilers (2‑1‑1) vs Devils (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Bruins (3‑2‑0) vs Avalanche (4‑0‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Kings (1‑3‑1) vs Hurricanes (4‑0‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Flames (1‑4‑0) vs Golden Knights (3‑0‑2) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Predators (2‑1‑2) vs Jets (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Kraken (2‑0‑2) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Sharks (0‑1‑2) vs Hockey Club (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Blues (2‑2‑0) vs Stars (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||