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 (27‑24‑4) vs Flames (23‑27‑6) |
13 | Sharks Wins | 12% | 15% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Flames Wins | 7% | 11% | 15% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 51% | ||
| Stars (34‑14‑9) vs Kraken (27‑20‑9) |
3 | Stars Wins | 10% | 14% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 9% | 13% | 16% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 45% | ||
| Ducks (30‑23‑3) vs Oilers (28‑22‑8) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 11% | 13% | 16% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 45% | ||
| Blackhawks (22‑26‑9) vs Predators (26‑24‑7) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Predators Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 45% | ||
| Avalanche (37‑9‑9) vs Mammoth (30‑23‑4) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 12% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Golden Knights (27‑16‑14) vs Kings (23‑19‑14) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Kings Wins | 11% | 14% | 16% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Jets (22‑26‑8) vs Canucks (18‑33‑6) |
0 | Jets Wins | 10% | 13% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 44% | ||