The Most Important Games for the Rangers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rangers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rangers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rangers 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 | |||
| Rangers (22‑28‑6) vs Hurricanes (35‑15‑6) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Predators (26‑23‑7) vs Capitals (28‑23‑7) |
0 | Predators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sabres (32‑18‑6) vs Penguins (28‑15‑12) |
0 | Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning (36‑14‑4) vs Panthers (29‑24‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils (28‑26‑2) vs Islanders (31‑21‑5) |
0 | Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Senators (27‑22‑7) vs Flyers (25‑20‑10) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||