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 (4‑3‑4) vs Islanders (5‑4‑2) |
3 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Panthers (6‑4‑2) vs Jets (4‑4‑3) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Rangers (7‑5‑1) vs Kings (2‑5‑2) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Canadiens (6‑3‑2) vs Blues (5‑5‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑4‑2) vs Flames (4‑6‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Sharks (6‑5‑1) vs Sabres (4‑4‑3) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% | ||
| Devils (7‑4‑0) vs Stars (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Wild (8‑3‑2) vs Mammoth (8‑4‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% | ||
| Senators (8‑4‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 58% | ||
| Red Wings (4‑4‑3) vs Oilers (8‑2‑1) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Canucks (2‑10‑1) vs Ducks (5‑6‑0) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||