The Most Important Games for the Oilers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Oilers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Oilers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Oilers 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 | |||
| Oilers (32‑25‑8) vs Stars (40‑14‑10) |
13 | Oilers Wins | 16% | 37% | 21% | - | - | - | 2% | 8% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Stars Wins | 9% | 29% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 26% | ||
| Bruins (36‑22‑6) vs Sharks (30‑26‑6) |
3 | Bruins Wins | 13% | 32% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 11% | 30% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Islanders (37‑23‑5) vs Kings (26‑23‑15) |
3 | Islanders Wins | 12% | 32% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Kings Wins | 12% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Penguins (32‑17‑15) vs Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) |
2 | Penguins Wins | 13% | 34% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 12% | 29% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% | ||
| Canucks (19‑37‑8) vs Predators (29‑27‑8) |
2 | Canucks Wins | 13% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Predators Wins | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 24% | ||
| Avalanche (43‑11‑9) vs Kraken (29‑25‑9) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | 12% | 32% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 12% | 30% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% | ||
| Rangers (26‑30‑8) vs Jets (26‑27‑10) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 12% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Jets Wins | 12% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 24% | ||
| Blackhawks (24‑29‑11) vs Mammoth (34‑26‑5) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 12% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 9% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 12% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 24% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑10) vs Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) |
1 | Blues Wins | 12% | 32% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 12% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑11) vs Flyers (30‑23‑11) |
0 | Wild Wins | 12% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 12% | 31% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) vs Ducks (36‑25‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 15% | 29% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 10% | 33% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 23% | ||
| Devils (32‑30‑2) vs Flames (25‑32‑7) |
0 | Devils Wins | 13% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 32% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||
| Flames Wins | 12% | 31% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 9% | 23% | ||