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 (3‑1‑1) vs Blackhawks (1‑4‑0) |
2 | Hurricanes Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Canucks (2‑3‑0) vs Devils (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Devils Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Flyers (0‑3‑2) vs Bruins (3‑2‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Predators (2‑1‑1) vs Senators (3‑1‑0) |
1 | Predators Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Senators Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Avalanche (3‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (2‑2‑1) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Lightning (3‑1‑0) vs Islanders (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Sabres (2‑2‑0) vs Mammoth (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Kraken (2‑2‑0) vs Red Wings (1‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Penguins (2‑2‑0) vs Blue Jackets (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Wild (2‑1‑1) vs Panthers (2‑0‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Rangers (4‑1‑0) vs Capitals (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||