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 (28‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (33‑19‑6) |
9 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 86% | ||
| Devils (28‑27‑2) vs Sabres (32‑19‑6) |
2 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 82% | ||
| Flyers (25‑20‑11) vs Capitals (29‑23‑7) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Lightning (37‑14‑4) vs Maple Leafs (27‑21‑9) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Islanders (32‑21‑5) vs Canadiens (32‑17‑8) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 82% | ||
| Blue Jackets (29‑20‑7) vs Bruins (32‑20‑5) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 81% | ||