The Most Important Games for the Penguins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Penguins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Penguins fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Penguins 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 | |||
| Penguins (28‑15‑12) vs Sabres (32‑18‑6) |
13 | Penguins Wins | 9% | 32% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 6% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 39% | ||
| Predators (26‑23‑7) vs Capitals (28‑23‑7) |
3 | Predators Wins | 7% | 28% | 26% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 7% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 36% | ||
| Devils (28‑26‑2) vs Islanders (31‑21‑5) |
2 | Devils Wins | 7% | 30% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 7% | 26% | 25% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Senators (27‑22‑7) vs Flyers (25‑20‑10) |
1 | Senators Wins | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 7% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Lightning (36‑14‑4) vs Panthers (29‑24‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 7% | 28% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Hurricanes (35‑15‑6) vs Rangers (22‑28‑6) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 28% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 35% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 9% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 34% | ||