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 (29‑22‑9) vs Flames (24‑29‑7) |
9 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 88% | ||
| Ducks (34‑24‑3) vs Canadiens (33‑18‑9) |
2 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 84% | ||
| Predators (27‑26‑8) vs Bruins (34‑21‑5) |
2 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Kings (24‑22‑14) vs Islanders (35‑22‑5) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Sabres (36‑19‑6) vs Penguins (31‑16‑13) |
0 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Hurricanes (39‑16‑6) vs Oilers (30‑24‑8) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Blue Jackets (31‑21‑8) vs Panthers (30‑28‑3) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Rangers (23‑29‑8) vs Maple Leafs (27‑24‑11) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Mammoth (32‑25‑4) vs Flyers (28‑21‑11) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Jets (24‑26‑10) vs Lightning (38‑17‑4) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 83% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 83% | ||