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 (27‑22‑4) vs Blackhawks (21‑25‑9) |
11 | Sharks Wins | 19% | 18% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 13% | 15% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 40% | ||
| Canucks (18‑31‑6) vs Mammoth (28‑23‑4) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Blues (20‑26‑9) vs Predators (25‑23‑6) |
1 | Blues Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Predators Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 4% | 10% | 35% | ||
| Canadiens (31‑17‑7) vs Wild (32‑14‑10) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 17% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Wild Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 34% | ||
| Stars (32‑14‑9) vs Jets (22‑25‑7) |
0 | Stars Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Jets Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Avalanche (36‑8‑9) vs Red Wings (32‑18‑6) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 17% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Ducks (29‑23‑3) vs Kraken (26‑19‑9) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Flames (22‑26‑6) vs Maple Leafs (25‑21‑9) |
0 | Flames Wins | 17% | 16% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 17% | 17% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 34% | ||