The Most Important Games for the Canadiens are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Canadiens final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Canadiens fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Canadiens 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 | |||
| Canadiens (10‑10‑2) vs Panthers (13‑7‑2) |
5 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 68% | ||
| Penguins (10‑10‑1) vs Lightning (10‑8‑5) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Blues (11‑9‑1) vs Sabres (10‑10‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Islanders (8‑7‑6) vs Hurricanes (13‑8‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Bruins (14‑4‑3) vs Sharks (5‑15‑2) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Devils (10‑9‑1) vs Flyers (11‑10‑1) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Kraken (8‑10‑5) vs Maple Leafs (11‑6‑3) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Ducks (9‑13‑0) vs Capitals (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Senators (8‑9‑0) vs Blue Jackets (7‑13‑4) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Blackhawks (7‑13‑0) vs Red Wings (11‑7‑3) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||