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 (20‑20‑3) vs Hockey Club (18‑18‑7) |
7 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 3% | 9% | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | <1% | 2% | 7% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 79% | ||
| Golden Knights (29‑12‑3) vs Hurricanes (26‑16‑3) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 2% | 7% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 76% | ||
| Ducks (18‑21‑6) vs Panthers (26‑17‑3) |
1 | Ducks Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 76% | ||
| Sharks (14‑27‑6) vs Islanders (17‑20‑7) |
1 | Sharks Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Islanders Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 76% | ||
| Maple Leafs (28‑16‑2) vs Canadiens (22‑18‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Senators (22‑18‑4) vs Bruins (22‑19‑5) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Bruins Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 75% | ||
| Flyers (20‑20‑6) vs Devils (26‑15‑6) |
0 | Flyers Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Devils Wins | <1% | 2% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Sabres (17‑22‑5) vs Penguins (18‑20‑8) |
0 | Sabres Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 75% | ||
| Lightning (24‑16‑3) vs Red Wings (21‑19‑4) |
0 | Lightning Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | <1% | 3% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 75% | ||