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 (32‑26‑8) vs Blues (26‑29‑10) |
15 | Oilers Wins | 14% | 27% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Blues Wins | 8% | 20% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Islanders (37‑23‑5) vs Kings (26‑23‑15) |
3 | Islanders Wins | 12% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Kings Wins | 10% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 30% | ||
| Canadiens (36‑18‑10) vs Sharks (31‑26‑6) |
3 | Canadiens Wins | 11% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 10% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 29% | ||
| Senators (32‑23‑9) vs Ducks (36‑26‑3) |
2 | Senators Wins | 14% | 22% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 8% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 29% | ||
| Canucks (20‑37‑8) vs Kraken (29‑26‑9) |
2 | Canucks Wins | 11% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 23% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
2 | Stars Wins | 12% | 24% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑12) vs Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
2 | Wild Wins | 11% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 11% | 24% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) vs Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 11% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 1% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 10% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 28% | ||
| Avalanche (44‑11‑9) vs Jets (26‑28‑10) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 12% | 24% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Jets Wins | 11% | 23% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Blackhawks (25‑29‑11) vs Golden Knights (30‑22‑14) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 11% | 25% | 22% | - | - | - | 2% | 12% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 23% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 22% | 23% | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 28% | ||