The Most Important Games for the Hurricanes are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hurricanes final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hurricanes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hurricanes 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 | |||
| Stars (7‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) |
1 | Stars Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Canucks (3‑11‑1) vs Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) vs Bruins (9‑4‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Canadiens (8‑3‑2) vs Penguins (5‑6‑2) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Devils (8‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (9‑4‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 34% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Lightning (8‑3‑1) vs Predators (4‑4‑5) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Predators Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Panthers (7‑4‑2) vs Jets (4‑6‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Jets Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 34% | 19% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Sharks (7‑6‑1) vs Senators (8‑5‑1) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Senators Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Oilers (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Sabres (6‑4‑3) vs Kings (4‑6‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Kings Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||