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 | |||
| Islanders (7‑6‑3) vs Sharks (7‑11‑1) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Flyers (4‑10‑4) vs Flames (7‑9‑1) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Penguins (6‑9‑2) vs Ducks (9‑7‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Sabres (8‑5‑3) vs Golden Knights (11‑5‑2) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Oilers (12‑3‑3) vs Rangers (10‑7‑1) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Jets (6‑8‑3) vs Lightning (11‑3‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 43% | ||