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 (9‑2‑2) vs Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
3 | Oilers Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 33% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 23% | ||
| Hurricanes (11‑2‑2) vs Jets (4‑7‑3) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | 36% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Jets Wins | 34% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) vs Canucks (3‑11‑1) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 34% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Senators (8‑5‑1) vs Sharks (7‑6‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 34% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Avalanche (7‑5‑1) vs Flames (6‑7‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Flames Wins | 34% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Capitals (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (9‑3‑3) |
0 | Capitals Wins | 34% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Wild Wins | 34% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 23% | ||
| Kings (4‑6‑2) vs Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Kings Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Sabres Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) vs Stars (7‑5‑1) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 34% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Stars Wins | 34% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Predators (4‑4‑5) vs Lightning (8‑3‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Blues (6‑6‑1) vs Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 35% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Bruins (9‑4‑1) vs Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) |
0 | Bruins Wins | 34% | 17% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 22% | ||
| Flyers (3‑8‑4) vs Mammoth (9‑5‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 35% | 17% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 34% | 18% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 22% | ||