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 (3‑6‑0) vs Red Wings (4‑3‑3) |
3 | Flames Wins | 3% | 8% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | 3% | 7% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 67% | ||
| Kraken (7‑3‑1) vs Wild (6‑3‑2) |
2 | Kraken Wins | 3% | 8% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Wild Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 66% | ||
| Islanders (5‑3‑2) vs Stars (6‑3‑1) |
1 | Islanders Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Stars Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Blues (5‑4‑1) vs Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) |
1 | Blues Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Flyers (3‑6‑3) vs Ducks (4‑6‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) vs Oilers (8‑1‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Oilers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Predators (3‑3‑3) vs Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
0 | Predators Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Penguins Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Devils (6‑4‑0) vs Kings (2‑4‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Kings Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Blue Jackets (3‑5‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Lightning (7‑3‑0) vs Mammoth (7‑4‑0) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 3% | 8% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Sharks (6‑4‑1) vs Bruins (8‑2‑1) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Bruins Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Canadiens (5‑3‑2) vs Jets (4‑3‑3) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Jets Wins | 3% | 7% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 65% | ||
| Blackhawks (3‑7‑0) vs Panthers (5‑4‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 65% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 3% | 8% | 11% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 65% | ||