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 (5‑12‑2) vs Jets (10‑7‑0) |
3 | Flames Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 89% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Jets Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 1% | 3% | 92% | ||
| Ducks (11‑5‑1) vs Wild (7‑7‑4) |
1 | Ducks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Wild Wins | <1% | 2% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Senators (9‑5‑4) vs Kings (9‑5‑4) |
0 | Senators Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Penguins (9‑5‑3) vs Predators (5‑9‑4) |
0 | Penguins Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Predators Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 91% | ||
| Kraken (8‑4‑5) vs Sharks (8‑7‑3) |
0 | Kraken Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Sharks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Canucks (8‑9‑1) vs Hurricanes (11‑5‑0) |
0 | Canucks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑8‑2) vs Blackhawks (8‑5‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Hockey Club (10‑7‑0) vs Islanders (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Islanders Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Blues (6‑8‑3) vs Flyers (8‑5‑3) |
0 | Blues Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||
| Flyers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | - | - | - | 2% | 3% | 90% | ||