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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (38‑27‑12) vs Red Wings (40‑29‑8) |
26 | Blue Jackets Wins | X | <1% | 32% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | X | 11% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 88% | ||
| Devils (40‑34‑3) vs Flyers (39‑26‑12) |
9 | Devils Wins | X | <1% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||
| Flyers Wins | X | <1% | 15% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 81% | ||
| Lightning (48‑23‑6) vs Senators (40‑27‑10) |
3 | Lightning Wins | X | <1% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 78% | ||
| Bruins (43‑26‑9) vs Hurricanes (49‑22‑6) |
1 | Bruins Wins | X | <1% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 77% | ||
| Canadiens (45‑22‑10) vs Panthers (37‑37‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||
| Panthers Wins | X | <1% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 77% | ||