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 (22‑13‑3) vs Hurricanes (22‑11‑3) |
7 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 26% | 19% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 32% | ||
| Sabres (18‑14‑4) vs Bruins (20‑17‑1) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 18% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Panthers (20‑14‑2) vs Lightning (20‑13‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 18% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 18% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Flyers (19‑10‑7) vs Kraken (15‑14‑6) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 18% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Senators (18‑13‑5) vs Maple Leafs (16‑15‑5) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 19% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Devils (20‑16‑1) vs Capitals (19‑13‑5) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 18% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Islanders (20‑13‑4) vs Rangers (19‑16‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 19% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 23% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||