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 | |||
| Sharks (3‑2‑0) vs Bruins (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Mammoth (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Kraken (4‑2‑0) vs Flyers (0‑5‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Panthers (2‑1‑2) vs Sabres (2‑3‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Capitals (3‑2‑0) vs Hurricanes (5‑1‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Devils (2‑2‑0) vs Senators (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Senators Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Rangers (5‑2‑0) vs Lightning (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Islanders (2‑3‑0) vs Canucks (2‑5‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||