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 | |||
| Hurricanes (52‑22‑7) vs Blue Jackets (26‑43‑12) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Senators (36‑41‑4) vs Bruins (47‑19‑15) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Canadiens (30‑36‑15) vs Red Wings (40‑32‑9) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Flyers (38‑32‑11) vs Capitals (39‑31‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Panthers (51‑24‑6) vs Maple Leafs (46‑24‑10) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Islanders (38‑27‑16) vs Penguins (38‑31‑12) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||