The Most Important Games for the Penguins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Penguins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Penguins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Penguins 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 | |||
| Penguins (2‑1‑0) vs Capitals (1‑1‑0) |
2 | Penguins Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Senators (2‑0‑0) vs Red Wings (0‑2‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Rangers (3‑1‑0) vs Islanders (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) vs Predators (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Predators Wins | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Mammoth (2‑1‑0) vs Devils (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Devils Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Panthers (1‑0‑2) vs Kings (0‑1‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Kings Wins | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Wild (2‑0‑0) vs Sabres (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||