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 (12‑8‑0) vs Hurricanes (12‑5‑1) |
5 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 26% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 22% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Oilers (9‑7‑4) vs Sabres (6‑8‑4) |
1 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Canadiens (10‑6‑2) vs Blue Jackets (9‑7‑2) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 18% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Canucks (9‑9‑2) vs Panthers (9‑8‑1) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Lightning (9‑7‑2) vs Devils (13‑4‑1) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑6) vs Rangers (10‑8‑2) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings (11‑7‑1) vs Kraken (9‑4‑5) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Islanders (10‑7‑2) vs Stars (12‑4‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Blues (6‑9‑4) vs Maple Leafs (8‑9‑2) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Capitals (8‑8‑2) vs Kings (10‑5‑4) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||