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 | |||
| Bruins (32‑20‑5) vs Blue Jackets (29‑20‑7) |
2 | Bruins Wins | 8% | 32% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 8% | 29% | 26% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Flyers (25‑20‑11) vs Capitals (29‑23‑7) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 8% | 31% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 8% | 30% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 28% | ||
| Canadiens (32‑17‑8) vs Islanders (32‑21‑5) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 8% | 33% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 8% | 28% | 28% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 28% | ||
| Lightning (37‑14‑4) vs Maple Leafs (27‑21‑9) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 8% | 30% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Senators (28‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (33‑19‑6) |
0 | Senators Wins | 8% | 31% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 8% | 31% | 27% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Sabres (32‑19‑6) vs Devils (28‑27‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||
| Devils Wins | 8% | 31% | 26% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 27% | ||