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 | |||
| Avalanche (5‑0‑1) vs Hockey Club (4‑2‑0) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Wild (2‑3‑1) vs Rangers (3‑3‑1) |
1 | Wild Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 6% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Sharks (0‑3‑2) vs Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
1 | Sharks Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Golden Knights (4‑0‑2) vs Hurricanes (5‑0‑0) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Blues (3‑2‑0) vs Kings (1‑3‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | 3% | 8% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Kings Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Ducks (2‑2‑1) vs Predators (2‑2‑2) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Predators Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 71% | ||
| Penguins (4‑2‑0) vs Canucks (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Jets (4‑1‑0) vs Flames (1‑5‑0) |
0 | Jets Wins | 3% | 8% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Flames Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) vs Stars (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Stars Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Kraken (3‑0‑2) vs Flyers (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Oilers (2‑3‑1) vs Senators (2‑4‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||
| Senators Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 70% | ||