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 | |||
| Canadiens (45‑21‑10) vs Devils (39‑34‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Rangers (32‑36‑9) vs Capitals (39‑29‑9) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Sabres (46‑23‑8) vs Lightning (48‑22‑6) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Hurricanes (49‑22‑6) vs Bruins (43‑26‑9) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings (40‑29‑8) vs Blue Jackets (38‑27‑12) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||