The Most Important Games for the Senators are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Senators final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Senators fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Senators 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 | |||
| Senators (8‑5‑1) vs Sharks (7‑6‑1) |
4 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 50% | ||
| Wild (9‑3‑3) vs Capitals (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Predators (4‑4‑5) vs Lightning (8‑3‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) vs Bruins (9‑4‑1) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Penguins (5‑6‑2) vs Canadiens (8‑3‑2) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 50% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Kings (4‑6‑2) vs Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Jets (4‑7‑3) vs Hurricanes (11‑2‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) vs Canucks (3‑11‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Stars (7‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 49% | ||
| Oilers (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Mammoth (9‑5‑0) vs Flyers (3‑8‑4) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||