The Most Important Games for the Bruins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bruins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bruins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bruins 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 | |||
| Bruins (27‑19‑2) vs Blackhawks (19‑21‑7) |
9 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 45% | ||
| Wild (26‑13‑9) vs Sabres (26‑16‑4) |
2 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Jets (19‑22‑5) vs Maple Leafs (23‑16‑8) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 41% | ||
| Blues (18‑21‑8) vs Lightning (29‑13‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Rangers (20‑22‑6) vs Flyers (22‑16‑8) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Red Wings (28‑16‑4) vs Sharks (24‑19‑3) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Blue Jackets (21‑19‑7) vs Penguins (22‑14‑10) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Canadiens (26‑15‑7) vs Senators (22‑19‑5) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 41% | ||
| Islanders (26‑16‑5) vs Flames (20‑23‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Panthers (24‑18‑3) vs Hurricanes (28‑15‑4) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 40% | ||