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 | |||
| Sabres (1‑3‑0) vs Panthers (3‑3‑0) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Senators (2‑3‑0) vs Islanders (1‑3‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | 13% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Canadiens (4‑1‑0) vs Rangers (2‑3‑1) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Oilers (2‑1‑1) vs Devils (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Devils Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Kraken (2‑0‑2) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes (4‑0‑0) vs Kings (1‑3‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 13% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) vs Wild (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Wild Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Lightning (1‑2‑1) vs Red Wings (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 12% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Bruins (3‑2‑0) vs Avalanche (4‑0‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||