The Most Important Games for the Panthers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Panthers 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 | |||
| Bruins (5‑7‑0) vs Sabres (4‑4‑2) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Kings (5‑3‑3) vs Red Wings (7‑3‑0) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 4% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Devils (8‑2‑0) vs Sharks (2‑6‑2) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Flames (2‑8‑1) vs Senators (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Wild (3‑5‑3) vs Penguins (7‑2‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Lightning (4‑4‑2) vs Stars (6‑3‑1) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Flyers (5‑3‑1) vs Predators (4‑5‑2) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Islanders (4‑4‑1) vs Hurricanes (6‑3‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Oilers (5‑4‑2) vs Rangers (4‑5‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 55% | ||