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 | |||
| Panthers (8‑4‑2) vs Red Wings (6‑5‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 4% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Flyers (4‑8‑4) vs Wild (10‑3‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Wild Wins | 4% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Mammoth (9‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (8‑6‑2) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑2) vs Jets (4‑8‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Jets Wins | 4% | 8% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Bruins (10‑4‑1) vs Golden Knights (9‑5‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Stars (8‑5‑1) vs Capitals (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Devils (9‑5‑0) vs Oilers (11‑2‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 67% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑2‑2) vs Predators (5‑4‑5) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Predators Wins | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Rangers (7‑7‑1) vs Blues (7‑6‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||
| Blues Wins | 4% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 66% | ||