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 (4‑1‑1) vs Flyers (0‑4‑2) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Kraken (3‑2‑0) vs Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Rangers (4‑2‑0) vs Canucks (2‑4‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Bruins (4‑2‑0) vs Sharks (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 17% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Devils (2‑2‑0) vs Senators (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Senators Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Mammoth (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sabres (2‑3‑0) vs Panthers (2‑1‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||