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 (2‑3‑2) vs Canucks (4‑3‑0) |
2 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 61% | ||
| Kings (2‑3‑2) vs Stars (3‑3‑0) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 61% | ||
| Kraken (3‑2‑2) vs Jets (5‑1‑0) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 61% | ||
| Hurricanes (5‑1‑0) vs Avalanche (5‑0‑2) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 61% | ||
| Blues (3‑2‑1) vs Hockey Club (5‑2‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Sharks (0‑4‑2) vs Rangers (3‑4‑1) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Oilers (3‑3‑1) vs Canadiens (6‑2‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Lightning (1‑3‑2) vs Blackhawks (3‑2‑2) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Ducks (3‑2‑1) vs Bruins (3‑5‑0) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||