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 (8‑4‑5) vs Kings (5‑8‑2) |
3 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 47% | ||
| Rangers (10‑7‑1) vs Oilers (12‑3‑3) |
2 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 46% | ||
| Golden Knights (12‑5‑2) vs Mammoth (10‑7‑1) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Islanders (7‑6‑3) vs Sharks (7‑11‑1) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Devils (13‑5‑0) vs Jets (7‑8‑3) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 46% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑4) vs Canadiens (11‑3‑3) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 46% | ||
| Blues (7‑8‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑8‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Avalanche (10‑6‑2) vs Maple Leafs (8‑9‑2) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 15% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 46% | ||
| Flyers (4‑10‑5) vs Canucks (3‑15‑1) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 45% | ||