The Most Important Games for the Kings are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Kings final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Kings fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Kings 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 | |||
| Kings (14‑8‑8) vs Flames (12‑16‑4) |
7 | Kings Wins | 13% | 18% | 19% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Flames Wins | 11% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Maple Leafs (14‑11‑5) vs Oilers (14‑11‑6) |
2 | Maple Leafs Wins | 13% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 13% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Penguins (14‑8‑7) vs Sharks (15‑14‑3) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 18% | 19% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 11% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Capitals (18‑9‑4) vs Jets (14‑15‑1) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 13% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Jets Wins | 12% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Devils (17‑13‑1) vs Ducks (19‑11‑1) |
1 | Devils Wins | 13% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Senators (14‑12‑4) vs Wild (17‑9‑5) |
1 | Senators Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Wild Wins | 12% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Blackhawks (13‑12‑6) vs Red Wings (17‑12‑3) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 12% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Sabres (13‑14‑4) vs Kraken (12‑11‑6) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Stars (21‑6‑5) vs Panthers (15‑13‑2) |
0 | Stars Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 39% | ||
| Golden Knights (15‑6‑9) vs Blue Jackets (13‑12‑6) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 12% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 38% | ||
| Predators (12‑14‑4) vs Avalanche (22‑2‑7) |
0 | Predators Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 39% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 13% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 39% | ||