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 (34‑32‑3) vs Kraken (31‑29‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blues (28‑30‑11) vs Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Maple Leafs (29‑29‑13) vs Bruins (39‑23‑8) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Penguins (35‑18‑16) vs Hurricanes (44‑19‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sabres (44‑20‑6) vs Ducks (38‑27‑4) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers (28‑33‑9) vs Senators (36‑24‑9) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blue Jackets (37‑21‑11) vs Islanders (39‑26‑5) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Flames (28‑34‑7) vs Lightning (43‑21‑4) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||