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 (2‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (3‑1‑0) |
3 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 52% | ||
| Canucks (1‑2‑0) vs Stars (3‑0‑0) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Ducks (2‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (3‑0‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 52% | ||
| Bruins (3‑1‑0) vs Golden Knights (2‑0‑2) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 52% | ||
| Flyers (1‑1‑1) vs Jets (2‑1‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Flames (1‑3‑0) vs Hockey Club (1‑2‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Kings (1‑2‑1) vs Penguins (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Blue Jackets (1‑2‑0) vs Avalanche (3‑0‑1) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Blues (2‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (1‑2‑1) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Oilers (2‑0‑1) vs Islanders (0‑3‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||