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 (9‑2‑2) vs Bruins (9‑2‑1) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 29% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 26% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 32% | ||
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) vs Senators (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Senators Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Sabres (4‑4‑3) vs Sharks (6‑5‑1) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Blues (5‑5‑1) vs Canadiens (6‑3‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 28% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Devils (7‑4‑0) vs Stars (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Stars Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Flyers (3‑7‑3) vs Blue Jackets (4‑5‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 29% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Islanders (5‑4‑2) vs Predators (4‑3‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Predators Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑5‑2) vs Kraken (7‑4‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||
| Jets (4‑4‑3) vs Panthers (6‑4‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 31% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 28% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 30% | ||