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 (2‑2‑0) vs Oilers (2‑4‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 10% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Wild (3‑0‑2) vs Panthers (4‑2‑1) |
1 | Wild Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Stars (5‑1‑0) vs Sabres (2‑4‑1) |
1 | Stars Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 11% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Rangers (4‑0‑1) vs Canadiens (2‑3‑1) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 11% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Hockey Club (4‑1‑1) vs Senators (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Predators (0‑5‑0) vs Bruins (3‑2‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 11% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Lightning (3‑2‑0) vs Devils (5‑2‑1) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Devils Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Flyers (1‑3‑1) vs Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 11% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Islanders (2‑1‑2) vs Red Wings (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs (4‑2‑0) vs Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Flames (4‑0‑1) vs Penguins (3‑4‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||