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 (34‑27‑9) vs Lightning (42‑21‑4) |
14 | Oilers Wins | 14% | 41% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 12% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 7% | 32% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 11% | 24% | ||
| Stars (43‑15‑11) vs Golden Knights (31‑25‑14) |
4 | Stars Wins | 11% | 38% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 31% | 25% | - | - | - | 2% | 11% | 21% | ||
| Blue Jackets (36‑21‑11) vs Kraken (31‑28‑9) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 11% | 36% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 10% | 34% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 21% | ||
| Blackhawks (26‑31‑12) vs Predators (32‑28‑9) |
2 | Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 35% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Predators Wins | 11% | 35% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Mammoth (36‑28‑6) vs Kings (28‑25‑16) |
2 | Mammoth Wins | 11% | 37% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Kings Wins | 10% | 33% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 11% | 20% | ||
| Sabres (44‑20‑6) vs Ducks (38‑27‑4) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 13% | 34% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 8% | 37% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 19% | ||
| Jets (28‑29‑12) vs Rangers (28‑33‑8) |
0 | Jets Wins | 10% | 36% | 24% | - | - | - | 2% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Avalanche (45‑13‑10) vs Capitals (35‑27‑8) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 10% | 35% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 10% | 35% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 19% | ||
| Blues (27‑30‑11) vs Canucks (21‑39‑8) |
0 | Blues Wins | 10% | 35% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 36% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 10% | 19% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 11% | 35% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 19% | ||