The Most Important Games for the Capitals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Capitals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Capitals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Capitals 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 | |||
| Canucks (20‑26‑3) vs Devils (32‑13‑4) |
1 | Canucks Wins | <1% | 4% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Devils Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 48% | ||
| Flames (24‑17‑9) vs Rangers (27‑14‑8) |
1 | Flames Wins | <1% | 3% | 19% | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | - | - | - | 16% | 17% | 48% | ||
| Lightning (32‑15‑1) vs Panthers (24‑22‑6) |
1 | Lightning Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 16% | 17% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 16% | 16% | 48% | ||
| Avalanche (27‑18‑3) vs Penguins (24‑16‑9) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | <1% | 3% | 18% | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | 3% | 16% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 48% | ||
| Oilers (28‑18‑4) vs Red Wings (21‑19‑8) |
0 | Oilers Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 16% | 17% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 48% | ||
| Islanders (25‑22‑5) vs Flyers (21‑21‑9) |
0 | Islanders Wins | <1% | 3% | 18% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 17% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | 3% | 18% | - | - | - | 15% | 17% | 47% | ||