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 | |||
| Maple Leafs (18‑15‑6) vs Jets (15‑19‑4) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Jets Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Islanders (22‑14‑4) vs Hockey Club (18‑19‑3) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 9% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Blackhawks (14‑18‑7) vs Stars (25‑8‑7) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Stars Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Blues (15‑18‑8) vs Golden Knights (17‑10‑11) |
1 | Blues Wins | 16% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Ducks (21‑16‑3) vs Wild (24‑10‑7) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Wild Wins | 16% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Lightning (23‑13‑3) vs Kings (16‑13‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 15% | 17% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Kings Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 9% | 39% | ||
| Kraken (16‑14‑7) vs Predators (18‑17‑4) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 15% | 16% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 9% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Predators Wins | 15% | 16% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||