The Most Important Games for the Islanders are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Islanders final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Islanders fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Islanders 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 | |||
| Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) vs Penguins (32‑17‑15) |
3 | Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 53% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 4% | 46% | 29% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 15% | ||
| Panthers (32‑29‑3) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑10) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 4% | 52% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 4% | 48% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 14% | ||
| Bruins (36‑22‑6) vs Sharks (30‑26‑6) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 5% | 51% | 26% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 5% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Jets (26‑27‑10) vs Rangers (26‑30‑8) |
1 | Jets Wins | 5% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% | ||
| Devils (32‑30‑2) vs Flames (25‑32‑7) |
1 | Devils Wins | 5% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Flames Wins | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Lightning (39‑20‑4) vs Red Wings (36‑22‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 4% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 5% | 50% | 26% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑10) vs Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) |
0 | Blues Wins | 7% | 47% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 3% | 51% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Capitals (32‑26‑7) vs Flyers (29‑23‑11) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 5% | 50% | 26% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Ducks (36‑25‑3) vs Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 5% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 4% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Senators (32‑22‑9) vs Canadiens (35‑18‑10) |
0 | Senators Wins | 5% | 50% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 49% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 14% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 4% | 50% | 27% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 13% | ||