The Most Important Games for the Flames are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Flames final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Flames fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Flames 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 | |||
| Flames (15‑17‑4) vs Oilers (18‑13‑6) |
5 | Flames Wins | 1% | 3% | 7% | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 85% | ||
| Blue Jackets (14‑15‑6) vs Kings (15‑10‑9) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Kings Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Flyers (17‑10‑7) vs Canucks (15‑17‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Sharks (17‑16‑3) vs Golden Knights (16‑8‑10) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑2‑7) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑3) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Ducks (21‑13‑2) vs Kraken (13‑14‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑13‑3) vs Stars (25‑7‑5) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Stars Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 82% | ||
| Predators (15‑16‑4) vs Wild (22‑10‑5) |
0 | Predators Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Wild Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Blues (14‑15‑8) vs Lightning (19‑13‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 3% | 5% | 83% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 1% | 3% | 6% | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 83% | ||