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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (40‑28‑12) vs Bruins (43‑27‑10) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 90% | 10% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 55% | 45% | ^ | ||
| Senators (43‑27‑10) vs Devils (41‑36‑3) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 90% | 10% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 55% | 45% | ^ | ||
| Hurricanes (52‑22‑6) vs Flyers (41‑27‑12) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 73% | 27% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Capitals (41‑30‑9) vs Penguins (41‑23‑16) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Islanders (43‑32‑5) vs Canadiens (47‑23‑10) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Lightning (49‑25‑6) vs Red Wings (41‑30‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Panthers (38‑38‑4) vs Rangers (33‑38‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑34‑14) vs Stars (48‑20‑12) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑38‑14) vs Sabres (49‑23‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | X | X | X | 72% | 28% | ^ | ||