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 (7‑9‑1) vs Flyers (4‑10‑4) |
5 | Flames Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 3% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Senators (10‑6‑1) vs Mammoth (10‑6‑1) |
1 | Senators Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Penguins (5‑9‑2) vs Kings (5‑7‑2) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Kings Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Stars (9‑5‑2) vs Sharks (7‑10‑1) |
1 | Stars Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Sabres (8‑5‑3) vs Golden Knights (11‑5‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Canucks (3‑14‑1) vs Oilers (11‑3‑3) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Predators (7‑4‑5) vs Blues (7‑7‑2) |
0 | Predators Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blues Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (9‑7‑1) vs Kraken (9‑5‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 4% | 10% | 14% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑7‑3) vs Avalanche (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) vs Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑3) vs Lightning (10‑3‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 10% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Lightning Wins | 4% | 9% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||