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 (18‑12‑3) vs Islanders (19‑11‑3) |
7 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 48% | ||
| Oilers (15‑11‑6) vs Canadiens (16‑11‑4) |
1 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Hurricanes (20‑9‑2) vs Flyers (16‑9‑5) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Hockey Club (15‑15‑3) vs Penguins (14‑8‑8) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Panthers (16‑13‑2) vs Lightning (18‑11‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Blackhawks (13‑13‑6) vs Maple Leafs (14‑12‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Wild (18‑9‑5) vs Bruins (19‑13‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Ducks (19‑12‑1) vs Rangers (16‑13‑4) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Kraken (12‑11‑6) vs Sabres (13‑14‑4) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Canucks (11‑17‑3) vs Devils (18‑13‑1) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Jets (15‑15‑1) vs Senators (14‑13‑4) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 45% | ||