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 (5‑1‑1) vs Capitals (3‑2‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 18% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Sharks (3‑2‑0) vs Bruins (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Blue Jackets (2‑2‑0) vs Panthers (2‑2‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 20% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Red Wings (1‑3‑1) vs Devils (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Devils Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Canucks (2‑5‑0) vs Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Mammoth (4‑2‑0) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 20% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Blues (2‑2‑1) vs Senators (5‑1‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Senators Wins | 20% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Flyers (0‑5‑2) vs Kraken (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Sabres (3‑3‑0) vs Canadiens (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 19% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Lightning (4‑1‑0) vs Rangers (5‑2‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 42% | ||