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 (39‑28‑9) vs Golden Knights (34‑26‑16) |
5 | Oilers Wins | 61% | 33% | 4% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 32% | 37% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Flames (31‑36‑8) vs Ducks (41‑30‑5) |
1 | Flames Wins | 62% | 24% | 10% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 43% | 40% | 13% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑31‑13) vs Kings (30‑26‑19) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 49% | 36% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 48% | 36% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Predators (35‑31‑9) vs Sharks (36‑31‑7) |
1 | Predators Wins | 50% | 36% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 49% | 34% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Blackhawks (27‑35‑14) vs Kraken (32‑31‑11) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 49% | 36% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 48% | 35% | 13% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Senators (39‑26‑10) vs Wild (42‑21‑12) |
0 | Senators Wins | 50% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Wild Wins | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Canucks (22‑45‑8) vs Mammoth (39‑30‑6) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 49% | 35% | 13% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Jets (32‑31‑12) vs Blue Jackets (38‑26‑12) |
0 | Jets Wins | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | 49% | 35% | 13% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Stars (45‑19‑12) vs Avalanche (49‑15‑10) |
0 | Stars Wins | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 49% | 35% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% | ||