The Most Important Games for the Blue Jackets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blue Jackets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blue Jackets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blue Jackets 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 | |||
| Capitals (42‑30‑9) vs Blue Jackets (40‑29‑12) |
0 | Capitals Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins (44‑27‑10) vs Devils (42‑36‑3) |
0 | Bruins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers (42‑27‑12) vs Canadiens (48‑23‑10) |
0 | Flyers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes (52‑22‑7) vs Islanders (43‑33‑5) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Islanders Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins (41‑24‑16) vs Blues (35‑33‑12) |
0 | Penguins Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blues Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning (50‑25‑6) vs Rangers (33‑39‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (39‑38‑4) vs Red Wings (41‑30‑10) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sabres (50‑23‑8) vs Stars (49‑20‑12) |
0 | Sabres Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Stars Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators (43‑27‑11) vs Maple Leafs (32‑35‑14) |
0 | Senators Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | 100% | ||