The Most Important Games for the Lightning are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Lightning final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Lightning fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Lightning 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 | |||
Lightning (28‑20‑4) vs Senators (29‑21‑4) |
11 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 20% | 24% | 12% | 10% | 24% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 20% | 14% | 12% | 34% | ||
Golden Knights (31‑17‑6) vs Devils (30‑19‑6) |
2 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 28% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Devils Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 23% | 12% | 10% | 30% | ||
Jets (38‑14‑3) vs Islanders (25‑21‑7) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 28% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 18% | 22% | 12% | 11% | 29% | ||
Blues (24‑25‑5) vs Panthers (32‑20‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 18% | 22% | 12% | 10% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 16% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 30% | ||
Wild (31‑19‑4) vs Hurricanes (32‑18‑4) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 30% | ||
Kraken (23‑28‑4) vs Maple Leafs (32‑19‑2) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 17% | 22% | 12% | 11% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 18% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Flyers (23‑25‑7) vs Capitals (35‑11‑7) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Rangers (26‑23‑4) vs Penguins (22‑24‑9) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 10% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Hockey Club (22‑22‑9) vs Blue Jackets (26‑21‑7) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 29% |
Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 29% | ||
Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 17% | 23% | 12% | 11% | 29% | ||