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 (27‑21‑4) vs Flames (21‑26‑6) |
11 | Sharks Wins | 23% | 21% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Flames Wins | 17% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 30% | ||
| Flyers (24‑20‑9) vs Kings (22‑17‑13) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Kings Wins | 20% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 27% | ||
| Wild (31‑14‑10) vs Oilers (28‑19‑8) |
1 | Wild Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 20% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 27% | ||
| Islanders (30‑19‑5) vs Predators (24‑23‑6) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Predators Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Stars (31‑14‑9) vs Mammoth (28‑22‑4) |
1 | Stars Wins | 20% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Blue Jackets (26‑20‑7) vs Blues (20‑25‑9) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Blues Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Jets (21‑25‑7) vs Panthers (28‑22‑3) |
0 | Jets Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Kraken (25‑19‑9) vs Golden Knights (25‑14‑14) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 22% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 20% | 20% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑21‑9) vs Canucks (18‑31‑5) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 21% | 20% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 20% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Red Wings (32‑17‑6) vs Avalanche (35‑8‑9) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 20% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 21% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 20% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 26% | ||