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 (11‑3‑3) vs Wild (12‑3‑4) |
5 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 18% | 16% | 8% | 8% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 33% | ||
| Sabres (8‑6‑3) vs Lightning (11‑4‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 16% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Devils (13‑5‑0) vs Jets (7‑8‑3) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 32% | ||
| Avalanche (10‑6‑2) vs Maple Leafs (8‑9‑2) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Sharks (8‑11‑1) vs Penguins (6‑10‑2) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 16% | 8% | 8% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Capitals (9‑6‑0) vs Senators (11‑6‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Blues (7‑8‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑8‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Oilers (13‑3‑3) vs Flyers (5‑10‑5) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Panthers (9‑7‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑8‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 19% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Flames (8‑9‑1) vs Rangers (10‑8‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 32% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 19% | 18% | 16% | 8% | 8% | 32% | ||