The Most Important Games for the Bruins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bruins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bruins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bruins 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 | |||
| Bruins (13‑4‑1) vs Canadiens (11‑3‑4) |
4 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 38% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 33% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 18% | ||
| Kraken (9‑6‑1) vs Hurricanes (14‑3‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Panthers (10‑7‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑9‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Capitals (10‑6‑0) vs Devils (13‑6‑0) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Blue Jackets (7‑9‑0) vs Lightning (12‑4‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 34% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Kings (5‑9‑2) vs Islanders (7‑6‑4) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 34% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Avalanche (11‑6‑2) vs Senators (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑10‑2) vs Wild (13‑3‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 20% | 15% | 6% | 6% | 17% | ||
| Rangers (11‑8‑1) vs Canucks (3‑16‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 36% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑13‑1) vs Sabres (8‑7‑3) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 35% | 21% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 16% | ||