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 (36‑27‑8) vs Maple Leafs (42‑18‑9) |
18 | Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | - | - | - | 47% | 32% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 29% | 32% | 38% | ||
| Avalanche (41‑22‑6) vs Penguins (34‑26‑10) |
8 | Avalanche Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 39% | 33% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 34% | 30% | 35% | ||
| Flyers (25‑32‑12) vs Panthers (36‑27‑7) |
5 | Flyers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 44% | 29% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 33% | 34% | 32% | ||
| Bruins (53‑11‑5) vs Senators (34‑31‑5) |
2 | Bruins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 38% | 33% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Senators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 31% | ||
| Blue Jackets (21‑41‑7) vs Capitals (33‑31‑7) |
2 | Blue Jackets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 33% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 31% | ||
| Hurricanes (45‑15‑8) vs Rangers (41‑19‑10) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 31% | ||
| Predators (34‑26‑8) vs Sabres (33‑30‑6) |
1 | Predators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 31% | ||
| Devils (45‑18‑7) vs Wild (40‑22‑8) |
1 | Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Wild Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 31% | ||
| Blues (31‑33‑5) vs Red Wings (30‑30‑9) |
0 | Blues Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 38% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Canadiens (27‑37‑6) vs Lightning (42‑23‑6) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 38% | 32% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | 37% | 32% | 30% | ||