The Most Important Games for the Blue Jackets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blue Jackets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blue Jackets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blue Jackets 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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (13‑10‑6) vs Hurricanes (17‑9‑2) |
5 | Blue Jackets Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 72% | ||
| Blackhawks (12‑11‑6) vs Rangers (15‑12‑4) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 71% | ||
| Ducks (18‑10‑1) vs Penguins (14‑7‑6) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 71% | ||
| Sharks (14‑13‑3) vs Flyers (15‑9‑3) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Panthers (14‑12‑2) vs Hockey Club (14‑14‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Oilers (13‑11‑5) vs Sabres (11‑14‑4) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Golden Knights (14‑6‑8) vs Islanders (16‑11‑3) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Canadiens (15‑10‑3) vs Lightning (16‑11‑2) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Bruins (17‑13‑0) vs Blues (11‑12‑7) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Blues Wins | 2% | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Devils (16‑12‑1) vs Senators (13‑11‑4) |
0 | Devils Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Senators Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Flames (12‑15‑4) vs Red Wings (16‑11‑3) |
0 | Flames Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 2% | 5% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||