The Most Important Games for the Rangers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rangers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rangers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rangers Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic 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 | |||
| Rangers (27‑14‑8) vs Flames (24‑17‑9) |
7 | Rangers Wins | 3% | 15% | 42% | - | - | - | 13% | 11% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Flames Wins | 2% | 11% | 38% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 23% | ||
| Avalanche (27‑18‑3) vs Penguins (24‑16‑9) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 3% | 14% | 42% | - | - | - | 12% | 11% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 3% | 13% | 39% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 20% | ||
| Flyers (21‑21‑9) vs Islanders (25‑22‑5) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 3% | 13% | 41% | - | - | - | 14% | 11% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 2% | 14% | 39% | - | - | - | 14% | 11% | 19% | ||
| Oilers (28‑18‑4) vs Red Wings (21‑19‑8) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 3% | 13% | 40% | - | - | - | 13% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 2% | 14% | 41% | - | - | - | 13% | 11% | 20% | ||
| Canucks (20‑26‑3) vs Devils (32‑13‑4) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 3% | 16% | 39% | - | - | - | 13% | 11% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Devils Wins | 2% | 13% | 41% | - | - | - | 14% | 11% | 19% | ||
| Lightning (32‑15‑1) vs Panthers (24‑22‑6) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 3% | 13% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 11% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 14% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 3% | 14% | 40% | - | - | - | 13% | 11% | 19% | ||