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 (2‑1‑1) vs Canucks (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Lightning (2‑1‑0) vs Wild (2‑0‑1) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Wild Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Predators (1‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (1‑1‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins (2‑1‑0) vs Capitals (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Golden Knights (3‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Mammoth (3‑1‑0) vs Bruins (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑3‑0) vs Islanders (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Flyers (0‑2‑2) vs Senators (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sabres (2‑1‑0) vs Stars (1‑2‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Stars Wins | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||