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 (3‑1‑0) vs Oilers (3‑0‑1) |
2 | Sharks Wins | 17% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 15% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth (3‑2‑0) vs Sabres (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Stars (2‑2‑0) vs Penguins (2‑2‑1) |
1 | Stars Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) vs Kraken (3‑2‑0) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Golden Knights (4‑1‑0) vs Kings (0‑2‑1) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 17% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Kings Wins | 17% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Maple Leafs (2‑2‑1) vs Avalanche (3‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Ducks (3‑1‑0) vs Flames (0‑4‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 16% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Flames Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Canucks (2‑3‑0) vs Devils (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Devils Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Blues (1‑2‑1) vs Blue Jackets (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Wild (2‑1‑1) vs Panthers (2‑0‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 44% | ||
| Hurricanes (3‑1‑1) vs Blackhawks (1‑4‑0) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 16% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Predators (2‑1‑1) vs Senators (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Predators Wins | 16% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||
| Senators Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 43% | ||