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 (32‑29‑6) vs Flyers (33‑23‑12) |
19 | Sharks Wins | 8% | 17% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 4% | 10% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 56% | ||
| Sabres (43‑20‑6) vs Kings (28‑24‑16) |
4 | Sabres Wins | 7% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Kings Wins | 6% | 13% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 50% | ||
| Lightning (42‑21‑4) vs Oilers (34‑27‑9) |
4 | Lightning Wins | 7% | 15% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 6% | 12% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 15% | 48% | ||
| Blue Jackets (36‑21‑11) vs Kraken (31‑28‑9) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 7% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 7% | 13% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 48% | ||
| Mammoth (36‑27‑6) vs Ducks (37‑27‑4) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 8% | 14% | 18% | - | - | - | <1% | 13% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 5% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 47% | ||
| Flames (27‑34‑7) vs Panthers (34‑31‑3) |
1 | Flames Wins | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 7% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Avalanche (44‑13‑10) vs Blackhawks (26‑30‑12) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 7% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 47% | ||
| Penguins (34‑18‑16) vs Jets (28‑29‑11) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 7% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Jets Wins | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Canucks (21‑39‑8) vs Blues (27‑30‑11) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 7% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Blues Wins | 6% | 14% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Golden Knights (31‑24‑14) vs Predators (31‑28‑9) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 6% | 12% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 16% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Predators Wins | 7% | 14% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 47% | ||
| Stars (43‑15‑10) vs Wild (39‑19‑12) |
0 | Stars Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Wild Wins | 7% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 47% | ||