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 (29‑18‑4) vs Predators (24‑18‑6) |
9 | Golden Knights Wins | 18% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 9% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Predators Wins | 13% | 21% | 23% | - | - | - | 10% | 11% | 23% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑19‑8) vs Oilers (28‑18‑4) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | 17% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 15% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Rangers (27‑14‑8) vs Flames (24‑17‑9) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 15% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Flames Wins | 16% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 20% | ||
| Penguins (24‑16‑9) vs Avalanche (27‑18‑3) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 15% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 15% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 20% | ||
| Coyotes (16‑28‑6) vs Wild (27‑17‑4) |
1 | Coyotes Wins | 15% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Wild Wins | 16% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 9% | 9% | 19% | ||
| Canucks (20‑26‑3) vs Devils (32‑13‑4) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 15% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Devils Wins | 16% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Stars (28‑13‑10) vs Ducks (16‑29‑5) |
0 | Stars Wins | 16% | 22% | 23% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 22% | 24% | - | - | - | 9% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 15% | 22% | 23% | - | - | - | 10% | 10% | 19% | ||