The Most Important Games for the Predators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Predators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Predators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Predators Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Predators (29‑28‑9) vs Jets (28‑28‑10) |
8 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 8% | 90% | ||
| Lightning (40‑21‑4) vs Kraken (31‑26‑9) |
2 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Rangers (28‑30‑8) vs Kings (27‑24‑15) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Penguins (33‑18‑15) vs Avalanche (44‑12‑9) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Stars (42‑14‑10) vs Mammoth (34‑27‑6) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 86% | ||
| Canucks (20‑38‑8) vs Panthers (33‑30‑3) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Sabres (41‑20‑6) vs Golden Knights (31‑22‑14) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Wild (38‑18‑12) vs Blackhawks (25‑30‑11) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 11% | 85% | ||
| Oilers (33‑26‑9) vs Sharks (32‑27‑6) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Flames (26‑33‑7) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑8) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 10% | 86% | ||