The Most Important Games for the Bruins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Bruins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Bruins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Bruins 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 | |||
| Bruins (39‑23‑8) vs Maple Leafs (29‑29‑13) |
16 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 38% | 25% | 16% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 30% | ||
| Rangers (28‑33‑9) vs Senators (36‑24‑9) |
3 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 35% | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 32% | 25% | 17% | 22% | ||
| Avalanche (46‑13‑10) vs Penguins (35‑19‑16) |
3 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 24% | 16% | 22% | ||
| Hurricanes (45‑19‑6) vs Canadiens (38‑21‑10) |
2 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 37% | 23% | 16% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 29% | 27% | 19% | 22% | ||
| Blues (28‑30‑11) vs Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 26% | 17% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 24% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Blackhawks (26‑31‑13) vs Islanders (40‑26‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 33% | 26% | 17% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 16% | 21% | ||
| Ducks (38‑27‑4) vs Sabres (44‑20‑6) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 33% | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Panthers (34‑32‑3) vs Kraken (31‑29‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Flyers (34‑23‑12) vs Blue Jackets (37‑22‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Stars (43‑16‑11) vs Devils (35‑32‑2) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 33% | 26% | 16% | 21% | ||
| Lightning (43‑21‑4) vs Flames (28‑34‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 26% | 17% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 34% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | <1% | 5% | 32% | 25% | 17% | 21% | ||