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 (28‑21‑3) vs Blues (19‑25‑9) |
12 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 56% | ||
| Capitals (25‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (32‑17‑5) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 51% | ||
| Predators (24‑23‑5) vs Devils (27‑24‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Kings (22‑16‑13) vs Sabres (30‑17‑5) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Rangers (22‑25‑6) vs Islanders (28‑19‑5) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Avalanche (35‑6‑9) vs Senators (24‑21‑7) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 51% | ||
| Flyers (24‑18‑9) vs Blue Jackets (24‑20‑7) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑20‑9) vs Kraken (24‑19‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Blackhawks (21‑23‑9) vs Penguins (26‑14‑11) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Lightning (33‑14‑4) vs Jets (21‑24‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Mammoth (28‑21‑4) vs Hurricanes (32‑15‑5) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 50% | ||