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 (25‑14‑13) vs Stars (30‑14‑9) |
8 | Golden Knights Wins | 33% | 24% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Stars Wins | 25% | 22% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Canucks (17‑31‑5) vs Ducks (28‑22‑3) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 31% | 23% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Maple Leafs (24‑20‑9) vs Kraken (24‑19‑9) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 29% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Hurricanes (32‑15‑5) vs Mammoth (28‑21‑4) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Sabres (30‑17‑5) vs Kings (22‑16‑13) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Kings Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Sharks (27‑21‑3) vs Oilers (27‑19‑8) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 29% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Devils (27‑24‑2) vs Predators (24‑23‑5) |
1 | Devils Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Predators Wins | 29% | 22% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 18% | ||
| Penguins (26‑14‑11) vs Blackhawks (21‑23‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Lightning (33‑14‑4) vs Jets (21‑24‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Jets Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 18% | ||
| Wild (30‑14‑10) vs Flames (21‑25‑6) |
0 | Wild Wins | 29% | 22% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Flames Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 17% | ||
| Panthers (28‑21‑3) vs Blues (19‑25‑9) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Blues Wins | 28% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Avalanche (35‑7‑9) vs Canadiens (29‑17‑7) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 18% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | 29% | 23% | 18% | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 17% | ||