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 (32‑30‑6) vs Predators (33‑28‑9) |
22 | Sharks Wins | 4% | 13% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Predators Wins | 2% | 7% | 15% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Mammoth (36‑28‑6) vs Kings (28‑25‑16) |
3 | Mammoth Wins | 3% | 10% | 19% | - | - | - | <1% | 10% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Kings Wins | 3% | 10% | 16% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 61% | ||
| Jets (29‑29‑12) vs Golden Knights (32‑25‑14) |
2 | Jets Wins | 3% | 11% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 9% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 60% | ||
| Panthers (34‑32‑3) vs Kraken (31‑29‑9) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Sabres (44‑20‑6) vs Ducks (38‑27‑4) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 4% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 2% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Blackhawks (26‑31‑13) vs Islanders (40‑26‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 3% | 10% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 60% | ||
| Capitals (35‑27‑9) vs Blues (28‑30‑11) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Blues Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Stars (43‑16‑11) vs Devils (35‑32‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Devils Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 60% | ||
| Lightning (43‑21‑4) vs Flames (28‑34‑7) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Flames Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Penguins (35‑19‑16) vs Avalanche (46‑13‑10) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 3% | 10% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 59% | ||