The Most Important Games for the Stars are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Stars final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Stars fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Stars Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Stars (8‑5‑1) vs Capitals (8‑5‑0) |
4 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 14% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 41% | ||
| Flames (6‑8‑0) vs Sharks (7‑7‑1) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Wild (10‑3‑3) vs Flyers (4‑8‑4) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Bruins (10‑4‑1) vs Golden Knights (9‑5‑1) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑6‑2) vs Mammoth (9‑6‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Jets (4‑8‑3) vs Canadiens (9‑3‑2) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Devils (9‑5‑0) vs Oilers (11‑2‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Avalanche (8‑5‑1) vs Blackhawks (4‑9‑1) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Rangers (7‑7‑1) vs Blues (7‑6‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Canucks (3‑12‑1) vs Ducks (6‑7‑1) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑2‑2) vs Predators (5‑4‑5) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 15% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 16% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||