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 (9‑4‑1) vs Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) |
4 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Kings (4‑6‑2) vs Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Stars (7‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Jets (4‑7‑3) vs Hurricanes (11‑2‑2) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Canucks (3‑11‑1) vs Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Capitals (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (9‑3‑3) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Sharks (7‑6‑1) vs Senators (8‑5‑1) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Canadiens (8‑3‑2) vs Penguins (5‑6‑2) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 38% | ||
| Lightning (8‑3‑1) vs Predators (4‑4‑5) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Oilers (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Mammoth (9‑5‑0) vs Flyers (3‑8‑4) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||