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 | |||
| Red Wings (5‑1‑0) vs Sabres (2‑4‑0) |
3 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 30% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 27% | 16% | 13% | 4% | 5% | 35% | ||
| Bruins (3‑4‑0) vs Panthers (3‑4‑0) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Canucks (4‑2‑0) vs Penguins (4‑2‑0) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Flames (1‑6‑0) vs Canadiens (5‑2‑0) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Oilers (2‑3‑1) vs Senators (2‑4‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 4% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Sharks (0‑3‑2) vs Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 4% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Kraken (3‑1‑2) vs Capitals (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 28% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) vs Devils (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Stars (3‑2‑0) vs Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 29% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 34% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 13% | 4% | 5% | 34% | ||