The Most Important Games for the Red Wings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Wings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Wings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Red Wings 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 | |||
| Stars (27‑13‑9) vs Bruins (28‑19‑2) |
2 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 27% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Flames (21‑23‑4) vs Devils (24‑22‑2) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Sharks (24‑20‑3) vs Panthers (25‑19‑3) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 21% | 13% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Golden Knights (24‑11‑12) vs Flyers (22‑17‑8) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 27% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Canucks (16‑27‑5) vs Islanders (26‑17‑5) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Hurricanes (30‑15‑4) vs Sabres (26‑16‑5) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 29% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Rangers (21‑22‑6) vs Ducks (24‑21‑3) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 15% | ||
| Blue Jackets (22‑19‑7) vs Senators (22‑19‑7) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Wild (27‑13‑9) vs Maple Leafs (24‑16‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 28% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 14% | ||
| Kraken (21‑17‑9) vs Penguins (22‑14‑11) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 28% | 21% | 13% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 21% | 13% | 10% | 14% | ||
| Avalanche (33‑5‑8) vs Capitals (24‑19‑6) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 14% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 28% | 20% | 13% | 9% | 14% | ||