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 (7‑10‑1) vs Stars (9‑5‑2) |
4 | Sharks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Stars Wins | 2% | 6% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 69% | ||
| Flyers (4‑10‑4) vs Flames (7‑9‑1) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Flames Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 68% | ||
| Avalanche (9‑6‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑7‑3) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑1) vs Senators (10‑6‑1) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Senators Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Penguins (5‑9‑2) vs Kings (5‑7‑2) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Kings Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Lightning (10‑3‑2) vs Wild (12‑3‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Wild Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Kraken (9‑5‑1) vs Rangers (9‑7‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Blues (7‑7‑2) vs Predators (7‑4‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Predators Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Golden Knights (11‑5‑2) vs Sabres (8‑5‑3) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 2% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Canucks (3‑14‑1) vs Oilers (11‑3‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 67% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||