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 (9‑3‑2) vs Jets (4‑8‑3) |
4 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Blues (7‑6‑1) vs Rangers (7‑7‑1) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑2‑2) vs Predators (5‑4‑5) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑10‑1) vs Panthers (8‑5‑2) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Mammoth (9‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (8‑6‑2) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Golden Knights (9‑5‑2) vs Penguins (5‑7‑2) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Sabres (7‑4‑3) vs Senators (9‑6‑1) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 16% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 37% | ||
| Stars (8‑5‑1) vs Capitals (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Lightning (8‑3‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑5‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Wild (10‑3‑3) vs Flyers (4‑8‑4) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Oilers (11‑2‑2) vs Devils (9‑5‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Avalanche (9‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (5‑7‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 37% | ||