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 | |||
| Blues (19‑25‑9) vs Panthers (28‑21‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Avalanche (35‑7‑9) vs Canadiens (29‑17‑7) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Capitals (25‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (32‑17‑5) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Flyers (24‑19‑9) vs Bruins (31‑20‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Hurricanes (32‑15‑5) vs Mammoth (28‑21‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Lightning (33‑14‑4) vs Jets (21‑24‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Kings (22‑16‑13) vs Sabres (30‑17‑5) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Islanders (29‑19‑5) vs Rangers (22‑26‑6) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Devils (27‑24‑2) vs Predators (24‑23‑5) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Blackhawks (21‑23‑9) vs Penguins (26‑14‑11) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Kraken (24‑19‑9) vs Maple Leafs (24‑20‑9) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 87% | ||