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 (10‑4‑2) vs Stars (10‑4‑3) |
4 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 26% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 22% | 17% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Penguins (9‑5‑3) vs Predators (5‑9‑4) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Ducks (11‑4‑1) vs Red Wings (9‑7‑0) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Canucks (8‑9‑1) vs Hurricanes (11‑5‑0) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Kings (8‑5‑4) vs Maple Leafs (8‑8‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Capitals (8‑7‑1) vs Panthers (8‑7‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Blue Jackets (8‑7‑1) vs Oilers (8‑6‑4) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Senators (8‑5‑4) vs Bruins (11‑7‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Sabres (5‑7‑4) vs Avalanche (11‑1‑5) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Blues (6‑8‑3) vs Flyers (8‑5‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Golden Knights (7‑4‑4) vs Islanders (8‑6‑2) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 25% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 36% | ||