The Most Important Games for the Wild are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Wild final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Wild fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Wild Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Divisional Winners | Central 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 | |||
| Wild (5‑6‑3) vs Hurricanes (8‑4‑0) |
4 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 63% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Capitals (6‑5‑1) vs Blues (4‑7‑2) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Ducks (8‑3‑1) vs Stars (7‑3‑3) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Lightning (6‑5‑2) vs Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Kraken (6‑2‑4) vs Sharks (4‑6‑3) |
1 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Panthers (6‑6‑1) vs Kings (6‑4‑4) |
1 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑5‑1) vs Hockey Club (9‑4‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Predators (5‑6‑4) vs Flyers (7‑5‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Canucks (7‑7‑0) vs Blackhawks (5‑5‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 65% | ||
| Flames (3‑9‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% | ||