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 | |||
| Avalanche (27‑18‑3) vs Penguins (24‑16‑9) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Flyers (21‑21‑9) vs Islanders (25‑22‑5) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Flames (24‑17‑9) vs Rangers (27‑14‑8) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils (32‑13‑4) vs Canucks (20‑26‑3) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑19‑8) vs Oilers (28‑18‑4) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Panthers (24‑22‑6) vs Lightning (32‑15‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||