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 (3‑0‑1) vs Sharks (3‑1‑0) |
2 | Oilers Wins | 19% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 18% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Penguins (2‑2‑1) vs Stars (2‑2‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 19% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Stars Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Hurricanes (3‑1‑1) vs Blackhawks (1‑4‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 18% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Ducks (3‑1‑0) vs Flames (0‑4‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | 20% | 16% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Flames Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Wild (2‑1‑1) vs Panthers (2‑0‑2) |
1 | Wild Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Senators (3‑1‑0) vs Predators (2‑1‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Predators Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Blue Jackets (2‑1‑0) vs Blues (1‑2‑1) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Blues Wins | 19% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Canucks (2‑3‑0) vs Devils (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Devils Wins | 19% | 15% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Kings (0‑2‑1) vs Golden Knights (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Avalanche (3‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Sabres (2‑2‑0) vs Mammoth (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Sabres Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 19% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) vs Kraken (3‑2‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 20% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 19% | 15% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 40% | ||