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 (8‑4‑0) vs Blue Jackets (3‑5‑0) |
2 | Golden Knights Wins | 19% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 17% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) vs Oilers (8‑1‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Stars (6‑3‑1) vs Islanders (5‑3‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Bruins (8‑2‑1) vs Sharks (6‑4‑1) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) vs Blues (5‑4‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Blues Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Panthers (5‑4‑2) vs Blackhawks (3‑7‑0) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Canadiens (5‑3‑2) vs Jets (4‑3‑3) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Jets Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 37% | ||
| Devils (6‑4‑0) vs Kings (2‑4‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Kings Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Wild (6‑3‑2) vs Kraken (7‑3‑1) |
0 | Wild Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Mammoth (7‑4‑0) vs Lightning (7‑3‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Flames (3‑6‑0) vs Red Wings (4‑3‑3) |
0 | Flames Wins | 19% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Predators (3‑3‑3) vs Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Ducks (4‑6‑0) vs Flyers (3‑6‑3) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 18% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 36% | ||