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 (40‑30‑11) vs Canucks (25‑48‑8) |
10 | Oilers Wins | 41% | 59% | ^ | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Canucks Wins | X | 26% | 50% | - | - | - | X | 24% | ^ | ||
| Kraken (34‑35‑11) vs Golden Knights (38‑26‑17) |
3 | Kraken Wins | 71% | 8% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | X | 79% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Flames (33‑39‑9) vs Kings (35‑26‑20) |
2 | Flames Wins | 30% | 56% | 15% | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | 29% | 42% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 14% | ^ | ||
| Predators (38‑33‑10) vs Ducks (42‑33‑6) |
2 | Predators Wins | 29% | 56% | 14% | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Ducks Wins | 30% | 41% | 15% | - | - | - | X | 14% | ^ | ||
| Stars (49‑20‑12) vs Sabres (50‑23‑8) |
0 | Stars Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Sabres Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑39‑14) vs Sharks (38‑34‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Sharks Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Mammoth (43‑32‑6) vs Blues (36‑33‑12) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||
| Blues Wins | 30% | 49% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 7% | ^ | ||