The Most Important Games for the Predators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Predators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Predators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Predators Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Predators (7‑16‑6) vs Stars (17‑10‑0) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Jets (21‑9‑0) vs Golden Knights (18‑7‑3) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Avalanche (17‑13‑0) vs Hockey Club (12‑11‑5) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Lightning (14‑10‑2) vs Flames (14‑10‑5) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Bruins (15‑12‑3) vs Kraken (14‑14‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Blues (14‑13‑2) vs Sharks (10‑16‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Devils (18‑10‑3) vs Kings (17‑8‑3) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Ducks (10‑12‑4) vs Senators (12‑13‑2) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Wild (19‑5‑4) vs Oilers (16‑10‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Blackhawks (9‑17‑2) vs Islanders (11‑12‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Canucks (14‑8‑5) vs Panthers (18‑9‑2) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||