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 (19‑13‑3) vs Capitals (19‑11‑4) |
7 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Penguins (14‑10‑9) vs Canadiens (18‑12‑4) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes (22‑9‑3) vs Lightning (18‑13‑3) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Blues (13‑15‑8) vs Panthers (19‑13‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 13% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Flyers (17‑10‑6) vs Rangers (17‑15‑4) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Ducks (20‑13‑2) vs Blue Jackets (14‑14‑6) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Predators (13‑16‑4) vs Maple Leafs (15‑13‑5) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Senators (16‑13‑4) vs Blackhawks (13‑15‑6) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Bruins (20‑15‑0) vs Canucks (14‑17‑3) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Islanders (19‑13‑3) vs Sabres (15‑14‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 48% | ||