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 (17‑9‑11) vs Predators (17‑17‑4) |
8 | Golden Knights Wins | 27% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Predators Wins | 22% | 18% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 31% | ||
| Flyers (19‑11‑7) vs Canucks (16‑19‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 25% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Bruins (20‑18‑2) vs Oilers (20‑14‑6) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 25% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 24% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Wild (24‑10‑6) vs Sharks (19‑17‑3) |
1 | Wild Wins | 25% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 24% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Avalanche (29‑2‑7) vs Blues (15‑17‑8) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 24% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Blues Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Blackhawks (14‑18‑6) vs Islanders (21‑14‑4) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Lightning (22‑13‑3) vs Ducks (21‑16‑2) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 26% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Jets (15‑18‑4) vs Red Wings (23‑14‑3) |
0 | Jets Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Stars (25‑7‑7) vs Sabres (20‑14‑4) |
0 | Stars Wins | 24% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 24% | 19% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 28% | ||