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 (21‑25‑9) vs Sharks (27‑22‑4) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Stars (32‑14‑9) vs Jets (22‑25‑7) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Hurricanes (33‑15‑6) vs Kings (23‑17‑13) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Canucks (18‑31‑6) vs Mammoth (28‑23‑4) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Predators (25‑23‑6) vs Blues (20‑26‑9) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Red Wings (32‑18‑6) vs Avalanche (36‑8‑9) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Flames (22‑26‑6) vs Maple Leafs (25‑21‑9) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Wild (32‑14‑10) vs Canadiens (31‑17‑7) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Golden Knights (25‑15‑14) vs Ducks (28‑23‑3) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||