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 (11‑5‑2) vs Sabres (8‑5‑3) |
4 | Golden Knights Wins | 24% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 21% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 30% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑3) vs Lightning (10‑3‑2) |
1 | Wild Wins | 24% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Predators (7‑4‑5) vs Blues (7‑7‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | 23% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Blues Wins | 24% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Oilers (11‑3‑3) vs Canucks (3‑14‑1) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 23% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 23% | 19% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Flyers (4‑10‑4) vs Flames (7‑9‑1) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Flames Wins | 24% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Senators (10‑6‑1) vs Mammoth (10‑6‑1) |
0 | Senators Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 23% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑7‑3) vs Avalanche (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 24% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Penguins (5‑9‑2) vs Kings (5‑7‑2) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 24% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Kings Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% | ||
| Stars (9‑5‑2) vs Sharks (7‑10‑1) |
0 | Stars Wins | 23% | 21% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Kraken (9‑5‑1) vs Rangers (9‑7‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 23% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 23% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 29% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 24% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 28% | ||