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NHL - Week 19 of 29

Lightning Most Important Games

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.

Lightning Most Important Games
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%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs