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 | |||
| Hurricanes (0‑0‑1) vs Capitals (0‑0‑0) |
2 | Hurricanes Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Sabres (0‑1‑0) vs Blackhawks (0‑2‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Red Wings (0‑0‑0) vs Rangers (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Islanders (0‑1‑0) vs Devils (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Devils Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth (1‑0‑0) vs Blue Jackets (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Jets (0‑0‑0) vs Bruins (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Jets Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Penguins (1‑0‑0) vs Canadiens (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 8% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑1‑0) vs Senators (0‑0‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Senators Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||