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 (37‑28‑9) vs Kraken (32‑29‑11) |
8 | Oilers Wins | 13% | 69% | 14% | - | - | - | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 5% | 56% | 24% | - | - | - | 1% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Canucks (21‑43‑8) vs Golden Knights (32‑26‑16) |
2 | Canucks Wins | 10% | 68% | 15% | - | - | - | <1% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 61% | 20% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Blues (31‑30‑11) vs Sharks (33‑31‑7) |
1 | Blues Wins | 10% | 65% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 10% | 63% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Maple Leafs (31‑30‑13) vs Ducks (41‑28‑4) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | 15% | 58% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 7% | 66% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Lightning (45‑21‑6) vs Predators (34‑30‑9) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 10% | 64% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Predators Wins | 10% | 65% | 17% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Devils (37‑33‑2) vs Blackhawks (27‑33‑13) |
0 | Devils Wins | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Avalanche (48‑14‑10) vs Flames (31‑34‑8) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 10% | 64% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Flames Wins | 10% | 64% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Flyers (36‑24‑12) vs Stars (44‑18‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Stars Wins | 10% | 63% | 18% | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 4% | ||