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 (3‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑0) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Flames (3‑6‑0) vs Red Wings (4‑3‑3) |
1 | Flames Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Capitals (5‑4‑0) vs Sabres (4‑4‑2) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 64% | ||
| Blues (5‑4‑1) vs Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 65% | ||
| Flyers (3‑6‑3) vs Ducks (4‑6‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) vs Oilers (8‑1‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 64% | ||
| Bruins (8‑2‑1) vs Sharks (6‑4‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 64% | ||
| Blackhawks (3‑6‑0) vs Canadiens (4‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Predators (3‑3‑3) vs Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Rangers (7‑4‑1) vs Senators (7‑4‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Senators Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Avalanche (5‑4‑1) vs Lightning (7‑2‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Kings (2‑4‑2) vs Devils (6‑4‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 64% | ||
| Devils Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 64% | ||