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 (19‑22‑7) vs Jets (19‑22‑6) |
3 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Penguins (22‑14‑11) vs Kraken (21‑17‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑16‑8) vs Wild (27‑13‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Avalanche (33‑5‑8) vs Capitals (24‑19‑6) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Devils (24‑22‑2) vs Flames (21‑23‑4) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Stars (27‑12‑9) vs Lightning (29‑13‑4) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Rangers (21‑22‑6) vs Ducks (24‑21‑3) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Blues (19‑21‑8) vs Oilers (24‑17‑8) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Golden Knights (24‑11‑12) vs Flyers (22‑17‑8) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Panthers (25‑19‑3) vs Sharks (24‑20‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Islanders (26‑17‑5) vs Canucks (16‑27‑5) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 95% | ||