The Most Important Games for the Golden Knights are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Knights final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Golden Knights fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Golden Knights 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 | |||
| Golden Knights (28‑17‑14) vs Penguins (30‑15‑13) |
9 | Golden Knights Wins | 35% | 31% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 25% | 29% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 16% | ||
| Avalanche (39‑10‑9) vs Kings (24‑21‑14) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Kings Wins | 29% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 14% | ||
| Senators (29‑22‑8) vs Oilers (29‑24‑8) |
2 | Senators Wins | 30% | 31% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 29% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | ||
| Jets (23‑26‑9) vs Sharks (28‑25‑4) |
1 | Jets Wins | 31% | 30% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 29% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | ||
| Hurricanes (38‑15‑6) vs Kraken (28‑22‑9) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 29% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 14% | ||
| Red Wings (34‑20‑6) vs Predators (27‑24‑8) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 29% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Predators Wins | 30% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Canucks (18‑34‑7) vs Stars (36‑14‑9) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 30% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Stars Wins | 29% | 30% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 13% | ||
| Blackhawks (22‑28‑9) vs Mammoth (31‑24‑4) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 30% | 30% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Ducks (32‑23‑3) vs Flames (24‑28‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 28% | 31% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Flames Wins | 34% | 27% | 17% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Blues (21‑29‑9) vs Wild (35‑15‑10) |
0 | Blues Wins | 29% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||
| Wild Wins | 30% | 29% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 7% | 13% | ||