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 (33‑21‑11) vs Flyers (31‑23‑11) |
20 | Blue Jackets Wins | 2% | 20% | 29% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 1% | 11% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) vs Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
5 | Mammoth Wins | 2% | 17% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 1% | 14% | 24% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 50% | ||
| Kings (26‑23‑15) vs Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
2 | Kings Wins | 1% | 18% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 1% | 14% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Ducks (36‑26‑3) vs Senators (32‑23‑9) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 1% | 15% | 25% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Senators Wins | 1% | 15% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
1 | Stars Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Sharks (31‑26‑6) vs Canadiens (36‑18‑10) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Rangers (27‑30‑8) vs Wild (38‑16‑12) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Wild Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Sabres (40‑20‑6) vs Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 2% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Bruins (36‑23‑6) vs Capitals (33‑27‑7) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 1% | 16% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 1% | 16% | 25% | - | - | - | 4% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) vs Lightning (40‑20‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 16% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 1% | 15% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 49% | ||