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 (36‑31‑7) vs Predators (35‑31‑9) |
32 | Sharks Wins | 3% | 11% | 28% | - | - | - | 4% | 26% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Predators Wins | 1% | 4% | 17% | - | - | - | 2% | 18% | 59% | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑31‑13) vs Kings (30‑26‑19) |
6 | Maple Leafs Wins | 2% | 8% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 24% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Kings Wins | 2% | 7% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 20% | 45% | ||
| Oilers (39‑28‑9) vs Golden Knights (34‑26‑16) |
4 | Oilers Wins | 2% | 8% | 28% | - | - | - | 2% | 20% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 7% | 15% | - | - | - | 4% | 27% | 44% | ||
| Blackhawks (27‑35‑14) vs Kraken (32‑31‑11) |
2 | Blackhawks Wins | 2% | 8% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 23% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 2% | 7% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 43% | ||
| Blue Jackets (38‑26‑12) vs Jets (32‑31‑12) |
2 | Blue Jackets Wins | 2% | 8% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 23% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Jets Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 43% | ||
| Canucks (22‑45‑8) vs Mammoth (39‑30‑6) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 2% | 8% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 21% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 23% | 43% | ||
| Flames (31‑36‑8) vs Ducks (41‑30‑5) |
1 | Flames Wins | 3% | 11% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 21% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 2% | 6% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 23% | 42% | ||
| Senators (39‑26‑10) vs Wild (42‑21‑12) |
0 | Senators Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Wild Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Stars (45‑19‑12) vs Avalanche (49‑15‑10) |
0 | Stars Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 2% | 8% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 22% | 42% | ||