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 (2‑4‑0) vs Hurricanes (2‑2‑0) |
3 | Oilers Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Senators (3‑2‑0) vs Hockey Club (4‑1‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Wild (3‑0‑2) vs Panthers (4‑2‑1) |
1 | Wild Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 59% | ||
| Sharks (0‑4‑2) vs Ducks (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Bruins (3‑2‑1) vs Predators (0‑5‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Predators Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Avalanche (2‑4‑0) vs Kraken (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Jets (5‑0‑0) vs Blues (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Jets Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Blues Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blackhawks (2‑3‑1) vs Canucks (2‑1‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Sabres (2‑4‑1) vs Stars (5‑1‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Stars Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Flames (4‑0‑1) vs Penguins (3‑4‑0) |
0 | Flames Wins | 7% | 11% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Golden Knights (3‑2‑1) vs Kings (3‑1‑2) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 58% | ||
| Kings Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||