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 (29‑21‑14) vs Stars (39‑14‑10) |
12 | Golden Knights Wins | 18% | 30% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Stars Wins | 11% | 24% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 27% | ||
| Avalanche (43‑10‑9) vs Oilers (31‑25‑8) |
3 | Avalanche Wins | 13% | 27% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 12% | 24% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 26% | ||
| Sabres (39‑19‑6) vs Sharks (30‑25‑6) |
3 | Sabres Wins | 13% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 12% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 26% | ||
| Predators (28‑27‑8) vs Kraken (29‑24‑9) |
2 | Predators Wins | 13% | 27% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 13% | 25% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑21‑9) vs Kings (25‑23‑14) |
2 | Blue Jackets Wins | 13% | 25% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Ducks (35‑25‑3) vs Jets (26‑26‑10) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 12% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Jets Wins | 15% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Blackhawks (23‑29‑11) vs Mammoth (34‑25‑4) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Capitals (31‑26‑7) vs Flames (25‑30‑7) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Flames Wins | 13% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Senators (31‑22‑9) vs Canucks (19‑36‑8) |
0 | Senators Wins | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 13% | 25% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑9) vs Islanders (36‑23‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | 12% | 26% | 25% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 13% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 13% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 24% | ||