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 | |||
| Lightning (32‑16‑1) vs Sharks (15‑25‑11) |
0 | Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sharks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Penguins (24‑16‑9) vs Avalanche (27‑18‑3) |
0 | Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (26‑22‑5) vs Kraken (29‑15‑5) |
0 | Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kraken Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑19‑8) vs Oilers (28‑18‑4) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers (28‑14‑8) vs Canucks (20‑26‑4) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||