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 (28‑34‑7) vs Lightning (43‑21‑4) |
0 | Flames Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Lightning Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Jets (29‑29‑12) vs Golden Knights (32‑25‑14) |
0 | Jets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Ducks (38‑27‑4) vs Sabres (44‑20‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sabres Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Mammoth (36‑28‑6) vs Kings (28‑25‑16) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kings Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blues (28‑30‑11) vs Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
0 | Blues Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Capitals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sharks (32‑30‑6) vs Predators (33‑28‑9) |
0 | Sharks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Predators Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Islanders (40‑26‑5) vs Blackhawks (26‑31‑13) |
0 | Islanders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Kraken (31‑29‑9) vs Panthers (34‑32‑3) |
0 | Kraken Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Panthers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Penguins (35‑19‑16) vs Avalanche (46‑13‑10) |
0 | Penguins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Stars (43‑16‑11) vs Devils (35‑32‑2) |
0 | Stars Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Devils Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||