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 (5‑0‑0) vs Golden Knights (4‑0‑2) |
2 | Hurricanes Wins | 29% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 27% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Sabres (2‑3‑0) vs Canadiens (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 28% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Sharks (0‑3‑2) vs Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 27% | 15% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Senators (2‑4‑0) vs Oilers (2‑3‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 28% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Wild (2‑3‑1) vs Rangers (3‑3‑1) |
1 | Wild Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Penguins (4‑2‑0) vs Canucks (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Stars (3‑2‑0) vs Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) |
1 | Stars Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Panthers (3‑4‑0) vs Bruins (3‑4‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Devils (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Devils Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Kraken (3‑0‑2) vs Flyers (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 29% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 28% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||