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 (31‑25‑8) vs Avalanche (43‑10‑9) |
15 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 25% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 7% | 20% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 39% | ||
| Sabres (39‑19‑6) vs Sharks (30‑25‑6) |
3 | Sabres Wins | 9% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 9% | 20% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 36% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑21‑9) vs Kings (25‑23‑14) |
3 | Blue Jackets Wins | 9% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | 9% | 21% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 36% | ||
| Predators (28‑27‑8) vs Kraken (29‑24‑9) |
2 | Predators Wins | 9% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 9% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 36% | ||
| Blackhawks (23‑29‑11) vs Mammoth (34‑25‑4) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 8% | 21% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 9% | 21% | 21% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 36% | ||
| Stars (39‑14‑10) vs Golden Knights (29‑21‑14) |
1 | Stars Wins | 9% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 8% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 36% | ||
| Flames (25‑30‑7) vs Capitals (31‑26‑7) |
1 | Flames Wins | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 9% | 20% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 36% | ||
| Senators (31‑22‑9) vs Canucks (19‑36‑8) |
1 | Senators Wins | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Islanders (36‑23‑5) vs Blues (25‑29‑9) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Blues Wins | 8% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 36% | ||
| Ducks (35‑25‑3) vs Jets (26‑26‑10) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 7% | 22% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 9% | 21% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 12% | 35% | ||
| Jets Wins | 11% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | 35% | ||