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 (7‑8‑1) vs Kings (4‑7‑2) |
4 | Sharks Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kings Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Blue Jackets (5‑7‑0) vs Avalanche (9‑5‑1) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Capitals (8‑5‑0) vs Stars (8‑5‑1) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Stars Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑2) vs Jets (4‑8‑3) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Jets Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers (8‑5‑2) vs Blackhawks (4‑10‑1) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 5% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Oilers (11‑2‑2) vs Devils (9‑5‑0) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 5% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Devils Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Penguins (5‑7‑2) vs Golden Knights (9‑5‑2) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑6‑2) vs Mammoth (9‑6‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Ducks (6‑7‑1) vs Canucks (3‑12‑1) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blues (7‑6‑1) vs Rangers (7‑7‑1) |
0 | Blues Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑2‑2) vs Predators (5‑4‑5) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Predators Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Flames (7‑8‑0) vs Kraken (8‑5‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Wild (10‑3‑3) vs Flyers (4‑8‑4) |
0 | Wild Wins | 6% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||