The Most Important Games for the Blackhawks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blackhawks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blackhawks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blackhawks 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 | |||
| Blackhawks (9‑17‑2) vs Islanders (11‑12‑7) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Kings (17‑8‑3) vs Devils (18‑10‑3) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Maple Leafs (17‑9‑2) vs Ducks (10‑13‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Stars (17‑10‑0) vs Predators (7‑16‑6) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Avalanche (17‑13‑0) vs Hockey Club (12‑11‑5) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Blues (14‑13‑2) vs Sharks (10‑16‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Flames (14‑10‑5) vs Lightning (14‑10‑2) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Golden Knights (18‑7‑3) vs Jets (21‑9‑0) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Wild (19‑5‑4) vs Oilers (16‑10‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Panthers (18‑9‑2) vs Canucks (14‑8‑5) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Kraken (14‑14‑2) vs Bruins (15‑12‑3) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||