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 (12‑3‑2) vs Islanders (7‑5‑2) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 35% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 32% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Sabres (7‑4‑3) vs Senators (9‑6‑1) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 34% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Senators Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Stars (9‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (6‑7‑0) |
1 | Stars Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 34% | 20% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑6‑3) vs Golden Knights (10‑5‑2) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Blues (7‑7‑1) vs Devils (10‑5‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | 35% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Devils Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Panthers (8‑5‑2) vs Blackhawks (4‑10‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Rangers (8‑7‑1) vs Flyers (4‑9‑4) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 4% | 23% | ||
| Bruins (11‑4‑1) vs Penguins (5‑8‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 34% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑0) vs Canadiens (9‑3‑3) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 34% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 4% | 23% | ||