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 (17‑16‑3) vs Golden Knights (16‑8‑10) |
8 | Sharks Wins | 8% | 13% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 56% | ||
| Flyers (17‑10‑7) vs Canucks (15‑17‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑2‑7) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑3) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Wild (22‑10‑5) vs Predators (15‑16‑4) |
1 | Wild Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Predators Wins | 7% | 11% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Oilers (18‑13‑6) vs Flames (15‑17‑4) |
1 | Oilers Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Flames Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Blue Jackets (14‑15‑6) vs Kings (15‑10‑9) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Kings Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Lightning (19‑13‑3) vs Blues (14‑15‑8) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Blues Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Ducks (21‑13‑2) vs Kraken (13‑14‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Stars (25‑7‑5) vs Red Wings (21‑13‑3) |
0 | Stars Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 12% | 15% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 7% | 12% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 54% | ||