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 (33‑26‑9) vs Sharks (32‑27‑6) |
19 | Oilers Wins | 16% | 23% | 24% | - | - | - | 5% | 13% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 7% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 16% | 35% | ||
| Rangers (28‑30‑8) vs Kings (27‑24‑15) |
3 | Rangers Wins | 12% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Kings Wins | 12% | 19% | 21% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 29% | ||
| Lightning (40‑21‑4) vs Kraken (31‑26‑9) |
3 | Lightning Wins | 12% | 21% | 23% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 12% | 19% | 21% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 29% | ||
| Sabres (41‑20‑6) vs Golden Knights (31‑22‑14) |
2 | Sabres Wins | 13% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 17% | 22% | - | - | - | 6% | 15% | 28% | ||
| Stars (42‑14‑10) vs Mammoth (34‑27‑6) |
1 | Stars Wins | 12% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 6% | 14% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 12% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 4% | 15% | 28% | ||
| Panthers (33‑30‑3) vs Canucks (20‑38‑8) |
1 | Panthers Wins | 13% | 19% | 21% | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 28% | ||
| Jets (28‑28‑10) vs Predators (29‑28‑9) |
1 | Jets Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Predators Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 28% | ||
| Flames (26‑33‑7) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑8) |
0 | Flames Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 28% | ||
| Blackhawks (25‑30‑11) vs Wild (38‑18‑12) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 15% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Wild Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Penguins (33‑18‑15) vs Avalanche (44‑12‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 12% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 5% | 14% | 27% | ||