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 | |||
| Maple Leafs (8‑11‑2) vs Oilers (14‑3‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 31% | ||
| Flames (8‑10‑1) vs Kings (5‑10‑2) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Blackhawks (5‑13‑1) vs Jets (9‑8‑3) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Kraken (9‑7‑1) vs Hurricanes (15‑3‑2) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Stars (10‑6‑2) vs Sabres (8‑7‑4) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 31% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑8‑2) vs Sharks (8‑11‑2) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Canadiens (12‑3‑4) vs Avalanche (11‑6‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Canucks (3‑17‑1) vs Golden Knights (13‑5‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Panthers (11‑7‑2) vs Blues (9‑8‑2) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Bruins (13‑5‑1) vs Wild (14‑3‑4) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Islanders (8‑6‑4) vs Ducks (10‑8‑1) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 30% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 30% | ||