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 (11‑8‑1) vs Canucks (3‑16‑1) |
4 | Rangers Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 8% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑13‑1) vs Sabres (8‑7‑3) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 9% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Lightning (12‑4‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑9‑0) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 10% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Canadiens (11‑3‑4) vs Bruins (13‑4‑1) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Kings (5‑9‑2) vs Islanders (7‑6‑4) |
1 | Kings Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 10% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Wild (13‑3‑4) vs Maple Leafs (8‑10‑2) |
1 | Wild Wins | 10% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 10% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Senators (11‑6‑2) vs Avalanche (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Senators Wins | 9% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 9% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Hurricanes (14‑3‑2) vs Kraken (9‑6‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Panthers (10‑7‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑9‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Devils (13‑6‑0) vs Capitals (10‑6‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | 10% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 10% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||