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 (4‑6‑3) vs Kraken (6‑2‑4) |
3 | Sharks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 2% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Hurricanes (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (5‑6‑3) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Wild Wins | 3% | 8% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Stars (7‑3‑3) vs Ducks (8‑3‑1) |
1 | Stars Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Blues (4‑7‑2) vs Capitals (6‑5‑1) |
1 | Blues Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Lightning (6‑5‑2) vs Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Flyers (7‑5‑1) vs Predators (5‑6‑4) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Predators Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Kings (6‑4‑4) vs Panthers (6‑6‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | 3% | 7% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 68% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑5‑1) vs Hockey Club (9‑4‑0) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 3% | 8% | 10% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Flames (3‑9‑2) vs Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Canucks (7‑7‑0) vs Blackhawks (5‑5‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||