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 (28‑22‑8) vs Ducks (30‑23‑3) |
15 | Oilers Wins | 15% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 8% | 13% | 16% | - | - | - | 3% | 12% | 49% | ||
| Stars (34‑14‑9) vs Kraken (27‑20‑9) |
2 | Stars Wins | 11% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 10% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 45% | ||
| Canucks (18‑33‑6) vs Jets (22‑26‑8) |
1 | Canucks Wins | 11% | 15% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Jets Wins | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Golden Knights (26‑16‑14) vs Kings (23‑18‑14) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 14% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 43% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Kings Wins | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 10% | 45% | ||
| Capitals (28‑23‑7) vs Predators (26‑23‑7) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 11% | 14% | 18% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Predators Wins | 11% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 10% | 44% | ||
| Avalanche (37‑9‑9) vs Mammoth (30‑23‑4) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 17% | - | - | - | 3% | 11% | 44% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 11% | 15% | 17% | - | - | - | 2% | 11% | 44% | ||