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 (4‑5‑0) vs Flyers (3‑7‑3) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 6% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 61% | ||
| Kings (2‑5‑2) vs Rangers (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Kings Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 6% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Flames (4‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑4‑2) |
1 | Flames Wins | 6% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Oilers (8‑2‑1) vs Red Wings (4‑4‑3) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Blues (5‑5‑1) vs Canadiens (6‑3‑2) |
0 | Blues Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 6% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Predators (4‑3‑4) vs Islanders (5‑4‑2) |
0 | Predators Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 60% | ||
| Devils (7‑4‑0) vs Stars (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Stars Wins | 6% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Bruins (9‑2‑1) vs Hurricanes (9‑2‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Jets (4‑4‑3) vs Panthers (6‑4‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | 6% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) vs Senators (8‑4‑0) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Senators Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Sabres (4‑4‑3) vs Sharks (6‑5‑1) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 7% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 60% | ||