The Most Important Games for the Golden Knights are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Knights final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Golden Knights fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Golden Knights 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 | |||
| Golden Knights (43‑20‑8) vs Blackhawks (21‑42‑9) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 89% | 10% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 78% | 19% | 3% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (43‑25‑4) vs Kings (40‑22‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 90% | 9% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 83% | 15% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flames (34‑26‑11) vs Oilers (41‑26‑5) |
0 | Flames Wins | 88% | 11% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blues (39‑28‑7) vs Avalanche (45‑25‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 87% | 12% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Stars (47‑21‑4) vs Kraken (31‑36‑6) |
0 | Stars Wins | 86% | 12% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 86% | 12% | 1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Devils (38‑28‑7) vs Jets (49‑19‑4) |
0 | Devils Wins | 87% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jets Wins | 87% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ducks (31‑32‑8) vs Rangers (34‑32‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 86% | 12% | 2% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||