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 (21‑14‑10) vs Flyers (22‑15‑8) |
10 | Penguins Wins | 5% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 4% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 72% | ||
| Sharks (23‑19‑3) vs Capitals (24‑17‑6) |
2 | Sharks Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 4% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 68% | ||
| Blues (18‑21‑8) vs Lightning (29‑13‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 4% | 10% | 12% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Kraken (21‑15‑9) vs Bruins (26‑19‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Canadiens (26‑14‑7) vs Sabres (25‑16‑4) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Oilers (23‑16‑8) vs Islanders (25‑16‑5) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Hurricanes (28‑15‑4) vs Panthers (24‑18‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Canucks (16‑25‑5) vs Blue Jackets (20‑19‑7) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Maple Leafs (23‑16‑7) vs Golden Knights (22‑11‑12) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 5% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 67% | ||