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 (8‑11‑2) vs Mammoth (10‑8‑2) |
4 | Sharks Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 2% | 5% | 10% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 74% | ||
| Islanders (8‑6‑4) vs Ducks (10‑8‑1) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 2% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑11‑2) vs Oilers (14‑3‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Kings (5‑10‑2) vs Flames (8‑10‑1) |
1 | Kings Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Flames Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Bruins (13‑5‑1) vs Wild (14‑3‑4) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Wild Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Hurricanes (15‑3‑2) vs Kraken (9‑7‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Sabres (8‑7‑4) vs Stars (10‑6‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Stars Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Blackhawks (5‑13‑1) vs Jets (9‑8‑3) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Jets Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Avalanche (11‑6‑3) vs Canadiens (12‑3‑4) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Panthers (11‑7‑2) vs Blues (9‑8‑2) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Blues Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Golden Knights (13‑5‑3) vs Canucks (3‑17‑1) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 73% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 2% | 6% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 72% | ||