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 | |||
| Blue Jackets (7‑5‑0) vs Flames (3‑9‑2) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Flames Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Hockey Club (9‑4‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑5‑1) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Golden Knights (7‑2‑3) vs Lightning (6‑5‑2) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 7% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blues (4‑7‑2) vs Capitals (6‑5‑1) |
0 | Blues Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 7% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Hurricanes (8‑4‑0) vs Wild (5‑6‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Wild Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Blackhawks (5‑5‑3) vs Canucks (7‑7‑0) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Sharks (4‑6‑3) vs Kraken (6‑2‑4) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Ducks (8‑3‑1) vs Stars (7‑3‑3) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Stars Wins | 6% | 11% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kings (6‑4‑4) vs Panthers (6‑6‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Flyers (7‑5‑1) vs Predators (5‑6‑4) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 6% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 11% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Predators Wins | 7% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||