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 (33‑29‑3) vs Kraken (30‑26‑9) |
5 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 91% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 96% | ||
| Flames (26‑33‑7) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑8) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 94% | ||
| Devils (33‑31‑2) vs Bruins (37‑23‑6) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Hurricanes (42‑18‑6) vs Blue Jackets (34‑21‑11) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Avalanche (44‑12‑9) vs Penguins (33‑18‑15) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Rangers (28‑30‑8) vs Kings (27‑24‑15) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Wild (38‑17‑12) vs Maple Leafs (28‑27‑12) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% | ||
| Sharks (32‑26‑6) vs Senators (33‑23‑9) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% | ||
| Golden Knights (31‑22‑14) vs Sabres (41‑20‑6) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Ducks (36‑27‑3) vs Canadiens (36‑19‑10) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | ||