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NHL - Week 16 of 28

Sharks Most Important Games

The Most Important Games for the Sharks are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sharks final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sharks fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.

Sharks Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
Sharks 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
Sharks
(25‑20‑3)

vs
Lightning
(30‑13‑4)
9 Sharks Wins 21% 24% 21% - - - 5% 8% 22%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Lightning Wins 14% 21% 20% - - - 5% 9% 30%
Devils
(25‑22‑2)

vs
Oilers
(25‑17‑8)
1 Devils Wins 18% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Oilers Wins 16% 21% 20% - - - 5% 9% 28%
Islanders
(27‑17‑5)

vs
Kraken
(21‑18‑9)
1 Islanders Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Kraken Wins 16% 22% 20% - - - 6% 8% 28%
Penguins
(23‑14‑11)

vs
Flames
(21‑23‑5)
1 Penguins Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 9% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Flames Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Rangers
(21‑23‑6)

vs
Kings
(19‑16‑13)
1 Rangers Wins 17% 22% 21% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Kings Wins 17% 21% 20% - - - 5% 9% 28%
Flyers
(23‑17‑8)

vs
Hockey Club
(25‑20‑4)
1 Flyers Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 6% 9% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Hockey Club Wins 17% 21% 21% - - - 5% 9% 28%
Avalanche
(34‑5‑8)

vs
Ducks
(25‑21‑3)
1 Avalanche Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Ducks Wins 16% 21% 20% - - - 6% 9% 28%
Sabres
(26‑17‑5)

vs
Predators
(23‑21‑4)
1 Sabres Wins 17% 21% 20% - - - 5% 9% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Predators Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Blackhawks
(20‑22‑7)

vs
Hurricanes
(31‑15‑4)
0 Blackhawks Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Hurricanes Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Blues
(19‑22‑8)

vs
Jets
(19‑23‑6)
0 Blues Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 9% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Jets Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 6% 8% 27%
Bruins
(28‑19‑2)

vs
Stars
(27‑13‑9)
0 Bruins Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 6% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Stars Wins 17% 21% 21% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Canadiens
(27‑15‑7)

vs
Wild
(28‑13‑9)
0 Canadiens Wins 17% 21% 20% - - - 6% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Wild Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 9% 27%
Capitals
(24‑20‑6)

vs
Canucks
(16‑28‑5)
0 Capitals Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Canucks Wins 17% 22% 20% - - - 5% 9% 27%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs