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.
| 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 (30‑25‑4) vs Blues (23‑29‑9) |
14 | Sharks Wins | 13% | 20% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Blues Wins | 7% | 15% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 43% | ||
| Hurricanes (39‑16‑6) vs Oilers (30‑24‑8) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 37% | ||
| Wild (36‑16‑10) vs Golden Knights (29‑19‑14) |
3 | Wild Wins | 12% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 16% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 37% | ||
| Sabres (37‑19‑6) vs Predators (28‑26‑8) |
2 | Sabres Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Predators Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 11% | 36% | ||
| Senators (30‑22‑9) vs Kraken (29‑23‑9) |
1 | Senators Wins | 11% | 18% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 17% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 36% | ||
| Canadiens (33‑18‑9) vs Ducks (34‑24‑3) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 13% | 18% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 10% | 18% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑21‑8) vs Mammoth (33‑25‑4) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 11% | 17% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Avalanche (41‑10‑9) vs Stars (38‑14‑9) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Stars Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Canucks (18‑36‑7) vs Blackhawks (23‑28‑10) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 11% | 18% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 11% | 18% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||