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 | |||
| Islanders (20‑13‑4) vs Rangers (19‑16‑4) |
8 | Islanders Wins | 19% | 21% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 6% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 15% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Maple Leafs (16‑15‑5) vs Senators (18‑13‑5) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 18% | 21% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Senators Wins | 18% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 6% | 31% | ||
| Sabres (18‑14‑4) vs Bruins (20‑17‑1) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 17% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Hurricanes (22‑11‑3) vs Red Wings (22‑13‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 18% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Lightning (20‑13‑3) vs Panthers (20‑14‑2) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 18% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 31% | ||
| Capitals (19‑13‑5) vs Devils (20‑16‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 18% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Devils Wins | 18% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Kraken (15‑14‑6) vs Flyers (19‑10‑7) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 18% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 18% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 30% | ||