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 (25‑30‑7) vs Capitals (31‑26‑7) |
1 | Flames Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sabres (39‑19‑6) vs Sharks (30‑25‑6) |
0 | Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Sharks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Stars (39‑14‑10) vs Golden Knights (29‑21‑14) |
0 | Stars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑21‑9) vs Kings (25‑23‑14) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Senators (31‑22‑9) vs Canucks (19‑36‑8) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Canucks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Jets (26‑26‑10) vs Ducks (35‑25‑3) |
0 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Ducks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Kraken (29‑24‑9) vs Predators (28‑27‑8) |
0 | Kraken Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Predators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (36‑23‑5) vs Blues (25‑29‑9) |
0 | Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Blues Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑25‑4) vs Blackhawks (23‑29‑11) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Oilers (31‑25‑8) vs Avalanche (43‑10‑9) |
0 | Oilers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||