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 (18‑13‑6) vs Flames (15‑17‑4) |
7 | Oilers Wins | 17% | 20% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Flames Wins | 14% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 38% | ||
| Sharks (17‑16‑3) vs Golden Knights (16‑8‑10) |
2 | Sharks Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 16% | 18% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Blue Jackets (14‑15‑6) vs Kings (15‑10‑9) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Kings Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Stars (25‑7‑5) vs Red Wings (21‑13‑3) |
1 | Stars Wins | 17% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 16% | 18% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Wild (22‑10‑5) vs Predators (15‑16‑4) |
0 | Wild Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Predators Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Blues (14‑15‑8) vs Lightning (19‑13‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Flyers (17‑10‑7) vs Canucks (15‑17‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Kraken (13‑14‑6) vs Ducks (21‑13‑2) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 17% | 18% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Hockey Club (18‑17‑3) vs Avalanche (26‑2‑7) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 16% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||