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 (7‑6‑1) vs Senators (8‑5‑1) |
3 | Sharks Wins | 11% | 15% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Senators Wins | 10% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Bruins (9‑4‑1) vs Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
1 | Blues Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Flyers (3‑8‑4) vs Mammoth (9‑5‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Jets (4‑7‑3) vs Hurricanes (11‑2‑2) |
1 | Jets Wins | 11% | 15% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 10% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Flames (6‑7‑0) vs Avalanche (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Flames Wins | 10% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Capitals (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (9‑3‑3) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Wild Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Predators (4‑4‑5) vs Lightning (8‑3‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Canucks (3‑11‑1) vs Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 14% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Oilers (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 48% | ||
| Kings (4‑6‑2) vs Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Kings Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 11% | 14% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Stars (7‑5‑1) vs Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 47% | ||