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  (6‑5‑2) vs Hurricanes (7‑4‑0)  | 
				   3 | Rangers Wins | 6% | 10% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Avalanche  (7‑1‑5) vs Lightning (6‑4‑2)  | 
				   1 | Avalanche Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Flames  (3‑9‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0)  | 
				   1 | Flames Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Hockey Club  (8‑4‑0) vs Sabres (5‑4‑3)  | 
				   0 | Hockey Club Wins | 5% | 10% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Canadiens  (9‑3‑0) vs Flyers (6‑5‑1)  | 
				   0 | Canadiens Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Ducks  (7‑3‑1) vs Panthers (6‑5‑1)  | 
				   0 | Ducks Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Islanders  (6‑5‑1) vs Bruins (7‑7‑0)  | 
				   0 | Islanders Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Blues  (4‑7‑2) vs Capitals (6‑5‑1)  | 
				   0 | Blues Wins | 5% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 6% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Red Wings  (9‑4‑0) vs Golden Knights (6‑2‑3)  | 
				   0 | Red Wings Wins | 5% | 10% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 61% | 
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||