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 | |||
| Avalanche (52‑16‑10) vs Golden Knights (36‑26‑17) |
3 | Avalanche Wins | 36% | 35% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 11% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (40‑27‑12) vs Jets (35‑31‑12) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Jets Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | <1% | ||
| Kraken (33‑34‑11) vs Flames (32‑37‑9) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Flames Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Sharks (37‑34‑7) vs Canucks (22‑48‑8) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 32% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 9% | <1% | ||