The Most Important Games for the Penguins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Penguins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Penguins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Penguins 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 | |||
| Sharks (6‑5‑1) vs Sabres (4‑4‑3) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 63% | ||
| Oilers (8‑2‑1) vs Red Wings (4‑4‑3) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Flyers (3‑7‑3) vs Blue Jackets (4‑5‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 62% | ||
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) vs Senators (8‑4‑0) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 6% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Senators Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Panthers (6‑4‑2) vs Jets (4‑4‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Jets Wins | 5% | 10% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Islanders (5‑4‑2) vs Predators (4‑3‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Predators Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Rangers (7‑5‑1) vs Kings (2‑5‑2) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Kings Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Flames (4‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Flames Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Bruins (9‑2‑1) vs Hurricanes (9‑2‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Devils (7‑4‑0) vs Stars (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Stars Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 62% | ||
| Canadiens (6‑3‑2) vs Blues (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||
| Blues Wins | 5% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 62% | ||