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 | |||
| Devils (45‑18‑7) vs Wild (40‑22‑8) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sabres (33‑30‑6) vs Predators (34‑26‑8) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blues (31‑33‑5) vs Red Wings (30‑30‑9) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Jets (39‑29‑3) vs Coyotes (27‑32‑11) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Coyotes Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Stars (38‑19‑13) vs Kraken (38‑24‑7) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canucks (31‑33‑5) vs Golden Knights (43‑21‑6) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Ducks (23‑37‑10) vs Flames (31‑25‑15) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Avalanche (41‑22‑6) vs Penguins (34‑26‑10) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||