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 (40‑28‑12) vs Bruins (43‑27‑10) |
36 | Blue Jackets Wins | X | X | 48% | - | - | - | X | X | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Bruins Wins | X | X | 14% | - | - | - | X | X | 86% | ||
| Hurricanes (52‑22‑6) vs Flyers (41‑27‑12) |
30 | Hurricanes Wins | X | X | 43% | - | - | - | X | X | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Flyers Wins | X | X | 15% | - | - | - | X | X | 85% | ||
| Penguins (41‑23‑16) vs Capitals (41‑30‑9) |
7 | Penguins Wins | X | X | 34% | - | - | - | X | X | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Capitals Wins | X | X | 28% | - | - | - | X | X | 72% | ||
| Canadiens (47‑23‑10) vs Islanders (43‑32‑5) |
5 | Canadiens Wins | X | X | 33% | - | - | - | X | X | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Islanders Wins | X | X | 28% | - | - | - | X | X | 72% | ||
| Devils (41‑36‑3) vs Senators (43‑27‑10) |
0 | Devils Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Senators Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Lightning (49‑25‑6) vs Red Wings (41‑30‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Panthers (38‑38‑4) vs Rangers (33‑38‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑34‑14) vs Stars (48‑20‑12) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Stars Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑38‑14) vs Sabres (49‑23‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||
| Sabres Wins | X | X | 31% | - | - | - | X | X | 69% | ||