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 (40‑30‑10) vs Avalanche (52‑16‑11) |
7 | Oilers Wins | 42% | 39% | 17% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 5% | 29% | 48% | - | - | - | <1% | 18% | ^ | ||
| Canucks (23‑48‑8) vs Ducks (42‑32‑5) |
3 | Canucks Wins | 26% | 44% | 22% | - | - | - | <1% | 7% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Ducks Wins | 18% | 29% | 41% | - | - | - | <1% | 13% | ^ | ||
| Jets (35‑32‑12) vs Golden Knights (37‑26‑17) |
2 | Jets Wins | 31% | 30% | 28% | - | - | - | <1% | 11% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 35% | 43% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Kraken (34‑34‑11) vs Kings (34‑26‑19) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 21% | 36% | 39% | - | - | - | X | 4% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Kings Wins | 19% | 29% | 32% | - | - | - | <1% | 19% | ^ | ||
| Mammoth (42‑31‑6) vs Flames (32‑38‑9) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | 20% | 33% | 36% | - | - | - | X | 12% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Flames Wins | 19% | 33% | 36% | - | - | - | 1% | 11% | ^ | ||
| Sharks (37‑34‑8) vs Predators (38‑32‑10) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 20% | 33% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 11% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Predators Wins | 19% | 33% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Stars (48‑20‑12) vs Maple Leafs (32‑34‑14) |
0 | Stars Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Blues (34‑33‑12) vs Wild (45‑23‑12) |
0 | Blues Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Wild Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑38‑14) vs Sabres (49‑23‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||
| Sabres Wins | 20% | 32% | 36% | - | - | - | <1% | 12% | ^ | ||