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 (4‑3‑0) vs Red Wings (2‑3‑2) |
2 | Sharks Wins | 14% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 12% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 47% | ||
| Predators (2‑2‑3) vs Blues (3‑3‑1) |
2 | Predators Wins | 14% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Blues Wins | 13% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 47% | ||
| Lightning (5‑2‑0) vs Canucks (2‑6‑1) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 13% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 13% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 47% | ||
| Stars (3‑3‑1) vs Blackhawks (3‑5‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | 13% | 15% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Oilers (5‑1‑1) vs Mammoth (6‑2‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 14% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Kings (0‑3‑2) vs Bruins (6‑2‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | 14% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 13% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Panthers (4‑2‑2) vs Kraken (5‑2‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Penguins (3‑4‑1) vs Golden Knights (7‑2‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 13% | 16% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 46% | ||
| Hurricanes (6‑1‑1) vs Jets (4‑1‑2) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Jets Wins | 13% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||