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 (8‑7‑3) vs Kraken (8‑4‑5) |
5 | Sharks Wins | 9% | 14% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 7% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% | ||
| Penguins (9‑5‑3) vs Predators (5‑9‑4) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Predators Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Flyers (8‑5‑3) vs Blues (6‑8‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 8% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Blues Wins | 8% | 13% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Senators (9‑5‑4) vs Kings (9‑5‑4) |
1 | Senators Wins | 9% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Kings Wins | 8% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Flames (5‑12‑2) vs Jets (10‑7‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Jets Wins | 8% | 13% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑8‑2) vs Blackhawks (8‑5‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 8% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Hurricanes (11‑5‑0) vs Canucks (8‑9‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Hockey Club (10‑7‑0) vs Islanders (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Wild (7‑7‑4) vs Ducks (11‑5‑1) |
0 | Wild Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 8% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 52% | ||