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 (40‑29‑10) vs Kings (33‑26‑19) |
5 | Oilers Wins | 74% | 21% | 5% | - | - | - | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 33% | 34% | 25% | - | - | - | <1% | 8% | <1% | ||
| Avalanche (52‑16‑10) vs Golden Knights (36‑26‑17) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | 59% | 26% | 11% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 42% | 30% | 22% | - | - | - | <1% | 5% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (40‑27‑12) vs Jets (35‑31‑12) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Jets Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Mammoth (42‑30‑6) vs Hurricanes (51‑22‑6) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | X | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 54% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Predators (37‑32‑10) vs Wild (45‑22‑12) |
0 | Predators Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Wild Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑37‑14) vs Blues (33‑33‑12) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Blues Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Stars (47‑20‑12) vs Rangers (33‑37‑9) |
0 | Stars Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Kraken (33‑34‑11) vs Flames (32‑37‑9) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Flames Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Sharks (37‑34‑7) vs Canucks (22‑48‑8) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 55% | 27% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | <1% | ||