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 (2‑1‑1) vs Devils (3‑1‑0) |
2 | Oilers Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Devils Wins | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Golden Knights (3‑0‑2) vs Flames (1‑4‑0) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 15% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Flames Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Sharks (0‑1‑2) vs Hockey Club (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Hurricanes (4‑0‑0) vs Kings (1‑3‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Kings Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Predators (2‑1‑2) vs Jets (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Predators Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Jets Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||
| Avalanche (4‑0‑1) vs Bruins (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Wild (2‑2‑0) vs Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Wild Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Blues (2‑2‑0) vs Stars (3‑1‑0) |
0 | Blues Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Stars Wins | 15% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Kraken (2‑0‑2) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 15% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 4% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Blackhawks (2‑2‑1) vs Canucks (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 15% | 14% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 49% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 50% | ||