The Most Important Games for the Red Wings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Wings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Wings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Red Wings 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 | |||
| Predators (5‑6‑4) vs Flyers (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Hockey Club (9‑4‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 39% | ||
| Kings (6‑4‑4) vs Panthers (6‑6‑1) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Wild (5‑6‑3) vs Hurricanes (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 38% | ||
| Flames (3‑9‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Senators (6‑5‑2) vs Bruins (8‑7‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 17% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 39% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑1) vs Devils (9‑4‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 20% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Lightning (6‑5‑2) vs Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 6% | 39% | ||
| Capitals (6‑5‑1) vs Blues (4‑7‑2) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 21% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 39% | ||