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 (29‑14‑3) vs Capitals (31‑10‑5) |
2 | Oilers Wins | 47% | 33% | 16% | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 40% | 35% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Jets (31‑14‑3) vs Avalanche (28‑19‑1) |
0 | Jets Wins | 44% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 43% | 34% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Predators (16‑22‑7) vs Sharks (14‑29‑6) |
0 | Predators Wins | 44% | 34% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 44% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Stars (29‑16‑1) vs Hurricanes (28‑16‑3) |
0 | Stars Wins | 44% | 34% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 44% | 34% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Panthers (27‑17‑3) vs Ducks (18‑22‑6) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 45% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 44% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Sabres (17‑24‑5) vs Canucks (20‑15‑10) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 43% | 34% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 2% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 44% | 33% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 2% | ||