The Most Important Games for the Sharks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sharks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sharks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Sharks 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 | |||
| Sharks (6‑4‑1) vs Bruins (8‑2‑1) |
3 | Sharks Wins | 14% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 12% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Blackhawks (3‑7‑0) vs Panthers (5‑4‑2) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 13% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Wild (6‑3‑2) vs Kraken (7‑3‑1) |
1 | Wild Wins | 13% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 12% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Flames (3‑6‑0) vs Red Wings (4‑3‑3) |
1 | Flames Wins | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Flyers (3‑6‑3) vs Ducks (4‑6‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Blue Jackets (3‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑0) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 14% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Islanders (5‑3‑2) vs Stars (6‑3‑1) |
0 | Islanders Wins | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Stars Wins | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Oilers (8‑1‑1) vs Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 14% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Jets (4‑3‑3) vs Canadiens (5‑3‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 12% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Predators (3‑3‑3) vs Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Devils (6‑4‑0) vs Kings (2‑4‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth (7‑4‑0) vs Lightning (7‑3‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Blues (5‑4‑1) vs Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) |
0 | Blues Wins | 13% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 12% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||