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 (28‑17‑7) vs Golden Knights (25‑14‑12) |
12 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 53% | ||
| Predators (24‑23‑4) vs Bruins (30‑20‑3) |
2 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Mammoth (27‑21‑4) vs Panthers (28‑20‑3) |
2 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑19‑9) vs Sabres (29‑17‑5) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 47% | ||
| Kings (21‑16‑13) vs Blue Jackets (24‑20‑7) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Devils (27‑23‑2) vs Jets (20‑24‑7) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% | ||
| Capitals (25‑21‑7) vs Kraken (23‑19‑9) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 47% | ||