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 (32‑9‑8) vs Kings (28‑18‑6) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 65% | 29% | 5% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 57% | 34% | 8% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins (38‑7‑5) vs Maple Leafs (31‑12‑8) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 61% | 31% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Senators (23‑23‑3) vs Canadiens (20‑26‑4) |
0 | Senators Wins | 62% | 31% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets (15‑32‑3) vs Capitals (26‑20‑6) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 62% | 30% | 7% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 62% | 30% | 6% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 62% | 31% | 7% | - | - | - | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||