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 (35‑28‑9) vs Golden Knights (32‑26‑14) |
16 | Oilers Wins | 8% | 59% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 35% | 32% | - | - | - | 1% | 9% | 20% | ||
| Canucks (21‑41‑8) vs Kings (28‑25‑18) |
3 | Canucks Wins | 5% | 48% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Kings Wins | 6% | 45% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Blues (29‑30‑11) vs Sharks (32‑31‑6) |
2 | Blues Wins | 6% | 47% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 5% | 45% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Devils (36‑32‑2) vs Predators (34‑28‑9) |
2 | Devils Wins | 6% | 47% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Predators Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 6% | 15% | ||
| Lightning (44‑21‑5) vs Kraken (31‑29‑10) |
2 | Lightning Wins | 6% | 47% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Wild (40‑20‑12) vs Panthers (35‑32‑3) |
0 | Wild Wins | 6% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 5% | 47% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Stars (43‑17‑11) vs Islanders (40‑27‑5) |
0 | Stars Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 6% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Flyers (34‑24‑12) vs Blackhawks (27‑31‑13) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 6% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Capitals (35‑28‑9) vs Mammoth (37‑29‑6) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 6% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 5% | 47% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% | ||
| Avalanche (47‑13‑10) vs Jets (30‑29‑12) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Jets Wins | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Flames (30‑34‑7) vs Ducks (40‑27‑4) |
0 | Flames Wins | 8% | 44% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 46% | 26% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 15% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 4% | 47% | 27% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 14% | ||