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 (20‑12‑5) vs Lightning (21‑13‑3) |
9 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 15% | 15% | 6% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Blues (15‑16‑8) vs Sabres (19‑14‑4) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Capitals (20‑13‑5) vs Panthers (20‑15‑2) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Maple Leafs (17‑15‑5) vs Red Wings (22‑14‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Blue Jackets (15‑15‑6) vs Islanders (21‑13‑4) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Hurricanes (23‑11‑3) vs Rangers (19‑17‑4) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Penguins (15‑12‑9) vs Blackhawks (14‑17‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Kraken (15‑14‑6) vs Flyers (19‑10‑7) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Flames (16‑18‑4) vs Bruins (20‑18‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 46% | ||