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 (29‑27‑8) vs Canucks (19‑37‑8) |
12 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 27% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 19% | 77% | ||
| Avalanche (43‑11‑9) vs Kraken (29‑25‑9) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 25% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 22% | 72% | ||
| Stars (40‑14‑10) vs Oilers (32‑25‑8) |
2 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 22% | 71% | ||
| Islanders (37‑23‑5) vs Kings (26‑23‑15) |
2 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 24% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 71% | ||
| Bruins (36‑22‑6) vs Sharks (30‑26‑6) |
2 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 71% | ||
| Rangers (26‑30‑8) vs Jets (26‑27‑10) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 25% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑11) vs Flyers (30‑23‑11) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 24% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 70% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) vs Ducks (36‑25‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 24% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Penguins (32‑17‑15) vs Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 71% | ||
| Blackhawks (24‑29‑11) vs Mammoth (34‑26‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 22% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Devils (32‑30‑2) vs Flames (25‑32‑7) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 70% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑10) vs Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 70% | ||