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 (32‑26‑9) vs Predators (29‑27‑9) |
20 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 18% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Predators Wins | 7% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 13% | 44% | ||
| Sabres (41‑20‑6) vs Golden Knights (31‑22‑14) |
3 | Sabres Wins | 11% | 17% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 15% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 36% | ||
| Senators (33‑23‑9) vs Sharks (32‑26‑6) |
3 | Senators Wins | 12% | 17% | 21% | - | - | - | 4% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 10% | 15% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 36% | ||
| Stars (42‑14‑10) vs Mammoth (34‑27‑6) |
3 | Stars Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 10% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 37% | ||
| Panthers (33‑29‑3) vs Kraken (30‑26‑9) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 11% | 16% | 21% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 10% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 36% | ||
| Rangers (28‑30‑8) vs Kings (27‑24‑15) |
2 | Rangers Wins | 10% | 17% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | 10% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 36% | ||
| Canadiens (36‑19‑10) vs Ducks (36‑27‑3) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 12% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 9% | 16% | 21% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Penguins (33‑18‑15) vs Avalanche (44‑12‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 10% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 35% | ||
| Blues (27‑29‑10) vs Jets (27‑28‑10) |
0 | Blues Wins | 11% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Jets Wins | 10% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 36% | ||
| Maple Leafs (28‑27‑12) vs Wild (38‑17‑12) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Wild Wins | 10% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Flames (26‑33‑7) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑8) |
0 | Flames Wins | 11% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 4% | 14% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 35% | ||