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 | |||
| Panthers (20‑15‑2) vs Capitals (20‑13‑5) |
9 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Devils (20‑16‑2) vs Maple Leafs (17‑15‑6) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Flames (16‑18‑4) vs Bruins (20‑18‑1) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Blues (15‑16‑8) vs Sabres (19‑14‑4) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Hurricanes (23‑11‑3) vs Rangers (19‑17‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Blue Jackets (16‑15‑6) vs Senators (18‑14‑5) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Islanders (21‑14‑4) vs Blackhawks (14‑18‑6) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||