The Most Important Games for the Wild are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Wild final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Wild fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Wild 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 | |||
| Wild (6‑3‑2) vs Kraken (7‑3‑1) |
3 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 15% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) vs Blues (5‑4‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Blue Jackets (3‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Devils (6‑4‑0) vs Kings (2‑4‑2) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) vs Oilers (8‑1‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Lightning (7‑2‑0) vs Avalanche (5‑4‑1) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Red Wings (4‑3‑3) vs Flames (3‑6‑0) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Predators (3‑3‑3) vs Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Flyers (3‑6‑3) vs Ducks (4‑6‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Canadiens (4‑3‑2) vs Blackhawks (3‑6‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Bruins (8‑2‑1) vs Sharks (6‑4‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 42% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 42% | ||