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 | |||
| Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) vs Predators (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Predators Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Lightning (1‑1‑0) vs Flyers (0‑1‑2) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins (2‑0‑0) vs Jets (1‑0‑1) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Jets Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Wild (2‑0‑0) vs Sabres (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Mammoth (2‑1‑0) vs Devils (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Devils Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Bruins (2‑1‑0) vs Senators (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 13% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑0‑1) vs Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Kings (0‑1‑1) vs Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
0 | Kings Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Islanders (1‑1‑0) vs Rangers (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||