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 (9‑4‑5) vs Ducks (10‑7‑1) |
3 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 43% | ||
| Islanders (7‑6‑4) vs Kings (5‑9‑2) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 43% | ||
| Avalanche (11‑6‑2) vs Senators (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Golden Knights (12‑5‑2) vs Mammoth (10‑7‑1) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 43% | ||
| Stars (10‑5‑2) vs Jets (8‑8‑3) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Rangers (10‑8‑1) vs Flames (8‑9‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Penguins (6‑10‑2) vs Sharks (8‑11‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Hurricanes (14‑3‑2) vs Kraken (9‑6‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 42% | ||
| Oilers (13‑3‑3) vs Flyers (5‑10‑5) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑10‑2) vs Wild (13‑3‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 42% | ||