The Most Important Games for the Red Wings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Wings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Wings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Red Wings 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 | |||
| Red Wings (36‑22‑7) vs Lightning (39‑20‑4) |
13 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 12% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 18% | 24% | 22% | 30% | ||
| Sharks (30‑26‑6) vs Bruins (36‑22‑6) |
2 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 22% | 25% | 18% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 27% | ||
| Flyers (29‑23‑11) vs Capitals (32‑26‑7) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 27% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) vs Blues (25‑29‑10) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 27% | ||
| Canadiens (35‑18‑10) vs Senators (32‑22‑9) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 27% | ||
| Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) vs Penguins (32‑17‑15) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 27% | ||
| Rangers (26‑30‑8) vs Jets (26‑27‑10) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 27% | ||
| Panthers (32‑29‑3) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑10) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) vs Ducks (36‑25‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 27% | ||
| Devils (32‑30‑2) vs Flames (25‑32‑7) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 26% | ||