The Most Important Games for the Senators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Senators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Senators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Senators 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 | |||
| Stars (44‑18‑11) vs Flyers (36‑24‑12) |
3 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 17% | 25% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 23% | 57% | ||
| Blue Jackets (38‑24‑11) vs Bruins (41‑24‑8) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 5% | 18% | 21% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 13% | 27% | 56% | ||
| Islanders (42‑27‑5) vs Penguins (36‑21‑16) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Hurricanes (46‑20‑6) vs Canadiens (41‑21‑10) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 24% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 25% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (35‑34‑3) vs Rangers (29‑35‑9) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Blackhawks (27‑33‑13) vs Devils (37‑33‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Maple Leafs (31‑30‑13) vs Ducks (41‑28‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Lightning (45‑21‑6) vs Predators (34‑30‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 24% | 56% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 56% | ||