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 (2‑0‑1) vs Lightning (2‑1‑0) |
2 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 16% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Canadiens (1‑1‑1) vs Predators (1‑1‑1) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Red Wings (1‑2‑0) vs Kraken (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Bruins (2‑2‑0) vs Mammoth (3‑1‑0) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Canucks (2‑2‑0) vs Hurricanes (2‑1‑1) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Islanders (1‑2‑0) vs Blackhawks (1‑3‑0) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Jets (3‑0‑1) vs Ducks (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 18% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Maple Leafs (2‑2‑0) vs Golden Knights (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Avalanche (2‑1‑0) vs Flames (0‑3‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Stars (1‑2‑0) vs Sabres (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Blues (1‑2‑0) vs Sharks (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 17% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||