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 (39‑29‑9) vs Mammoth (40‑30‑6) |
6 | Oilers Wins | 60% | 27% | 12% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 31% | 34% | 27% | - | - | - | <1% | 6% | 2% | ||
| Canucks (22‑46‑8) vs Golden Knights (35‑26‑16) |
2 | Canucks Wins | 49% | 32% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 40% | 30% | 24% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Blackhawks (28‑35‑14) vs Sharks (36‑32‑7) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | 43% | 31% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Predators (36‑31‑9) vs Kings (31‑26‑19) |
1 | Predators Wins | 43% | 31% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 43% | 30% | 19% | - | - | - | <1% | 5% | 2% | ||
| Blues (32‑31‑12) vs Avalanche (50‑15‑10) |
0 | Blues Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 43% | 30% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Kraken (32‑32‑11) vs Jets (33‑31‑12) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 42% | 31% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Jets Wins | 43% | 31% | 21% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 2% | ||
| Red Wings (40‑28‑8) vs Wild (43‑21‑12) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Wild Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Stars (45‑20‑12) vs Flames (32‑36‑8) |
0 | Stars Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Flames Wins | 43% | 31% | 20% | - | - | - | <1% | 4% | 1% | ||