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 (29‑24‑8) vs Senators (29‑22‑8) |
14 | Oilers Wins | 8% | 15% | 21% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Senators Wins | 4% | 11% | 17% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Hurricanes (38‑15‑6) vs Kraken (28‑22‑9) |
3 | Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 14% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 6% | 12% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 47% | ||
| Jets (23‑26‑9) vs Sharks (28‑25‑4) |
3 | Jets Wins | 6% | 14% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Penguins (30‑15‑13) vs Golden Knights (28‑17‑14) |
2 | Penguins Wins | 7% | 14% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 5% | 12% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 47% | ||
| Red Wings (34‑20‑6) vs Predators (27‑24‑8) |
2 | Red Wings Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Predators Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 47% | ||
| Avalanche (39‑10‑9) vs Kings (24‑21‑14) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | 6% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Kings Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 47% | ||
| Blackhawks (22‑28‑9) vs Mammoth (31‑24‑4) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 6% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 6% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 46% | ||
| Flames (24‑28‑6) vs Ducks (32‑23‑3) |
0 | Flames Wins | 7% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 5% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 3% | 14% | 45% | ||
| Blues (21‑29‑9) vs Wild (35‑15‑10) |
0 | Blues Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Wild Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 3% | 13% | 46% | ||
| Canucks (18‑34‑7) vs Stars (36‑14‑9) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 13% | 19% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 46% | ||
| Stars Wins | 6% | 13% | 20% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 46% | ||