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 | |||
| Penguins (26‑14‑11) vs Blackhawks (21‑23‑9) |
11 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 29% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 9% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 40% | ||
| Predators (24‑23‑5) vs Devils (27‑24‑2) |
2 | Predators Wins | 12% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Devils Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings (32‑17‑5) vs Capitals (25‑22‑7) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 11% | 28% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Bruins (31‑20‑3) vs Flyers (24‑19‑9) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 11% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 35% | ||
| Rangers (22‑26‑6) vs Islanders (29‑19‑5) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 11% | 29% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 11% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Blues (19‑25‑9) vs Panthers (28‑21‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Kings (22‑16‑13) vs Sabres (30‑17‑5) |
0 | Kings Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 11% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Lightning (33‑14‑4) vs Jets (21‑24‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 11% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Jets Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑20‑9) vs Kraken (24‑19‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Mammoth (28‑21‑4) vs Hurricanes (32‑15‑5) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 12% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 10% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Avalanche (35‑7‑9) vs Canadiens (29‑17‑7) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 11% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 34% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 11% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 34% | ||