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 | |||
| Red Wings (28‑16‑4) vs Sharks (24‑19‑3) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 49% | 21% | 13% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 46% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Canucks (16‑26‑5) vs Oilers (23‑17‑8) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 49% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 47% | 23% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Islanders (26‑16‑5) vs Flames (20‑23‑4) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 48% | 23% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Flames Wins | 48% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Maple Leafs (23‑16‑8) vs Jets (19‑22‑5) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 48% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Jets Wins | 47% | 23% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Blackhawks (19‑21‑7) vs Bruins (27‑19‑2) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 48% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 47% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Sabres (26‑16‑4) vs Wild (26‑13‑9) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 47% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Wild Wins | 47% | 23% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Avalanche (33‑4‑8) vs Predators (22‑20‑4) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 47% | 23% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Predators Wins | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Blues (18‑21‑8) vs Lightning (29‑13‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 48% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Ducks (22‑21‑3) vs Kings (19‑16‑11) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 48% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Kings Wins | 48% | 23% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Kraken (21‑16‑9) vs Hockey Club (24‑20‑4) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 47% | 22% | 14% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 47% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 3% | 4% | 10% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 48% | 22% | 13% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 10% | ||