The Most Important Games for the Flames are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Flames final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Flames fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Flames 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 | |||
| Flames (30‑34‑7) vs Ducks (40‑27‑4) |
0 | Flames Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Ducks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blues (29‑30‑11) vs Sharks (32‑31‑6) |
0 | Blues Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sharks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blackhawks (27‑31‑13) vs Flyers (34‑24‑12) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Mammoth (37‑29‑6) vs Capitals (35‑28‑9) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning (44‑21‑5) vs Kraken (31‑29‑10) |
0 | Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kraken Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canucks (21‑41‑8) vs Kings (28‑25‑18) |
0 | Canucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils (36‑32‑2) vs Predators (34‑28‑9) |
0 | Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Predators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jets (30‑29‑12) vs Avalanche (47‑13‑10) |
0 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers (35‑28‑9) vs Golden Knights (32‑26‑14) |
0 | Oilers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (40‑27‑5) vs Stars (43‑17‑11) |
0 | Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Stars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Panthers (35‑32‑3) vs Wild (40‑20‑12) |
0 | Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Wild Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||