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 (12‑8‑0) vs Hurricanes (12‑5‑1) |
4 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 18% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 22% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 37% | ||
| Sabres (6‑8‑4) vs Oilers (9‑7‑4) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Canucks (8‑9‑2) vs Lightning (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Blue Jackets (9‑7‑2) vs Canadiens (10‑6‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Penguins (9‑5‑4) vs Predators (6‑9‑4) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 18% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Capitals (8‑8‑2) vs Kings (10‑5‑4) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Islanders (10‑6‑2) vs Avalanche (12‑1‑5) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Rangers (10‑7‑2) vs Red Wings (10‑7‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 25% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 4% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 24% | 17% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 35% | ||