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 (32‑25‑14) vs Jets (29‑29‑12) |
17 | Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 44% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Jets Wins | 5% | 33% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 26% | ||
| Flames (29‑34‑7) vs Kings (28‑25‑17) |
3 | Flames Wins | 8% | 40% | 27% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Kings Wins | 8% | 37% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Mammoth (37‑28‑6) vs Oilers (34‑28‑9) |
3 | Mammoth Wins | 9% | 41% | 24% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 8% | 34% | 28% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Panthers (34‑32‑3) vs Kraken (31‑29‑9) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 8% | 39% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 8% | 37% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Canucks (21‑40‑8) vs Ducks (39‑27‑4) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 12% | 36% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 6% | 39% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 19% | ||
| Predators (33‑28‑9) vs Sharks (32‑30‑6) |
1 | Predators Wins | 8% | 40% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 8% | 36% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Blues (28‑30‑11) vs Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
0 | Blues Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 8% | 39% | 26% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Wild (40‑19‑12) vs Lightning (43‑21‑5) |
0 | Wild Wins | 8% | 39% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Islanders (40‑26‑5) vs Blackhawks (26‑31‑13) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 19% | ||
| Devils (35‑32‑2) vs Stars (43‑16‑11) |
0 | Devils Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Stars Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Penguins (35‑19‑16) vs Avalanche (46‑13‑10) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 8% | 38% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 19% | ||