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 | |||
| Blues (3‑4‑1) vs Jets (4‑2‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Capitals (5‑3‑0) vs Kings (0‑4‑2) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Bruins (7‑2‑0) vs Stars (4‑3‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Sharks (4‑3‑1) vs Maple Leafs (3‑4‑2) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Wild (6‑2‑1) vs Oilers (6‑1‑1) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Penguins (3‑5‑1) vs Mammoth (6‑3‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Red Wings (3‑3‑2) vs Kraken (5‑3‑1) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Hurricanes (7‑2‑1) vs Canucks (2‑7‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Lightning (6‑2‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑2‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Rangers (6‑3‑1) vs Ducks (4‑3‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Avalanche (5‑2‑1) vs Flyers (1‑6‑3) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||