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 (18‑10‑2) vs Panthers (18‑11‑2) |
5 | Oilers Wins | 21% | 26% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 18% | 23% | 21% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Rangers (15‑13‑1) vs Blues (14‑14‑3) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 20% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Blues Wins | 20% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Penguins (13‑14‑5) vs Kings (18‑9‑3) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 21% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Kings Wins | 20% | 24% | 21% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Wild (20‑6‑4) vs Golden Knights (19‑8‑3) |
1 | Wild Wins | 21% | 24% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 18% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Avalanche (18‑14‑0) vs Canucks (15‑9‑5) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 20% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 19% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Blackhawks (9‑19‑2) vs Islanders (12‑12‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 20% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Bruins (16‑13‑3) vs Flames (15‑11‑5) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Flames Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Senators (15‑13‑2) vs Kraken (15‑15‑2) |
0 | Senators Wins | 20% | 25% | 21% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Stars (18‑11‑0) vs Capitals (21‑6‑2) |
0 | Stars Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Jets (22‑9‑1) vs Sharks (11‑17‑5) |
0 | Jets Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 20% | 25% | 20% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 22% | ||