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 (34‑26‑9) vs Panthers (33‑31‑3) |
14 | Oilers Wins | 22% | 29% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 13% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 23% | ||
| Sabres (42‑20‑6) vs Sharks (32‑28‑6) |
3 | Sabres Wins | 19% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 17% | 25% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Mammoth (35‑27‑6) vs Golden Knights (31‑23‑14) |
2 | Mammoth Wins | 19% | 28% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 17% | 24% | 24% | - | - | - | 4% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Predators (30‑28‑9) vs Kraken (31‑27‑9) |
1 | Predators Wins | 18% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 18% | 25% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 19% | ||
| Flyers (31‑23‑12) vs Ducks (37‑27‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 22% | 24% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 16% | 26% | 24% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Bruins (37‑23‑8) vs Jets (28‑28‑11) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Jets Wins | 19% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% | ||
| Lightning (41‑21‑4) vs Canucks (21‑38‑8) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% | ||
| Flames (26‑34‑7) vs Blues (27‑30‑10) |
0 | Flames Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Blues Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% | ||
| Avalanche (44‑13‑9) vs Stars (42‑15‑10) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Stars Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Wild (39‑18‑12) vs Blackhawks (25‑30‑12) |
0 | Wild Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 26% | 22% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 18% | 26% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 18% | ||