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 (36‑18‑10) vs Sharks (31‑26‑6) |
6 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 22% | 39% | 17% | 8% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 16% | 37% | 21% | 12% | 9% | ||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
2 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 41% | 18% | 8% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 36% | 20% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Ducks (36‑26‑3) vs Senators (32‑23‑9) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 40% | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 38% | 18% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) vs Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 20% | 38% | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 20% | 38% | 19% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Capitals (33‑27‑7) vs Bruins (36‑23‑6) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 20% | 41% | 17% | 8% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 37% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Flyers (31‑23‑11) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 19% | 38% | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 19% | 39% | 18% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Devils (32‑31‑2) vs Kings (27‑23‑15) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 8% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 19% | 39% | 18% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) vs Sabres (40‑20‑6) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 21% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 18% | 40% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) vs Lightning (40‑20‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 20% | 36% | 19% | 8% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 19% | 41% | 18% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑12) vs Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 38% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Islanders (37‑24‑5) vs Flames (26‑32‑7) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 6% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 19% | 39% | 18% | 10% | 6% | ||