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 (3‑2‑1) vs Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) |
2 | Penguins Wins | 11% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Lightning (4‑1‑0) vs Rangers (5‑2‑0) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 11% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Mammoth (4‑2‑0) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Senators (4‑1‑0) vs Devils (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Devils Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Bruins (4‑2‑0) vs Sharks (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Canucks (2‑5‑0) vs Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 12% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Capitals (3‑2‑0) vs Hurricanes (5‑1‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Panthers (2‑1‑2) vs Sabres (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Flyers (0‑5‑2) vs Kraken (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||