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 | |||
| Ducks (4‑5‑0) vs Devils (5‑4‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Predators (3‑2‑3) vs Bruins (7‑2‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Kings (1‑4‑2) vs Islanders (5‑3‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 29% | ||
| Canucks (2‑8‑1) vs Red Wings (3‑3‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Rangers (7‑3‑1) vs Maple Leafs (5‑4‑2) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Senators (6‑3‑0) vs Panthers (5‑2‑2) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Flyers (2‑6‑3) vs Sabres (4‑3‑2) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Hurricanes (8‑2‑1) vs Oilers (7‑1‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 17% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 28% | ||