The Most Important Games for the Hurricanes are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hurricanes final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Hurricanes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Hurricanes 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 | |||
| Hurricanes (22‑10‑3) vs Panthers (19‑14‑2) |
4 | Hurricanes Wins | 53% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 47% | 20% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Maple Leafs (15‑15‑5) vs Penguins (15‑11‑9) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 51% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 50% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 9% | ||
| Canucks (15‑17‑3) vs Flyers (17‑10‑7) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 50% | 21% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑13‑3) vs Stars (25‑7‑5) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Stars Wins | 50% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Blues (14‑15‑8) vs Lightning (19‑13‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 51% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Blue Jackets (14‑15‑6) vs Kings (15‑10‑9) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Kings Wins | 50% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Rangers (18‑16‑4) vs Capitals (19‑12‑5) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 52% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Bruins (20‑16‑1) vs Canadiens (19‑12‑5) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 50% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% | ||
| Senators (18‑13‑4) vs Sabres (17‑14‑4) |
0 | Senators Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 8% | ||
| Islanders (19‑13‑4) vs Devils (20‑15‑1) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 51% | 20% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 9% | ||
| Devils Wins | 50% | 20% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 4% | 9% | ||