The Most Important Games for the Canadiens are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Canadiens final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Canadiens fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Canadiens 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 | |||
| Canadiens (32‑17‑8) vs Islanders (32‑21‑5) |
9 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 29% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 22% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 21% | ||
| Lightning (37‑14‑4) vs Maple Leafs (27‑21‑9) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 18% | ||
| Blue Jackets (29‑20‑7) vs Bruins (32‑20‑5) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 26% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 17% | ||
| Devils (28‑27‑2) vs Sabres (32‑19‑6) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 27% | 24% | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 24% | 24% | 18% | 13% | 17% | ||
| Capitals (29‑23‑7) vs Flyers (25‑20‑11) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Senators (28‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (33‑19‑6) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 27% | 24% | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 24% | 18% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 24% | 25% | 18% | 13% | 17% | ||