The Most Important Games for the Blue Jackets are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Blue Jackets final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Blue Jackets fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Blue Jackets 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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0) vs Flames (3‑9‑2) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Flames Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% | ||
| Predators (5‑6‑4) vs Flyers (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) vs Lightning (6‑5‑2) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Capitals (6‑5‑1) vs Blues (4‑7‑2) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Blues Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Wild (5‑6‑3) vs Hurricanes (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Kings (6‑4‑4) vs Panthers (6‑6‑1) |
1 | Kings Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑1) vs Devils (9‑4‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Devils Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Bruins (8‑7‑0) vs Senators (6‑5‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Senators Wins | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Hockey Club (9‑4‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑5‑1) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||