The Most Important Games for the Oilers are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Oilers final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Oilers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Oilers 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 | |||
| Oilers (42‑26‑5) vs Golden Knights (45‑20‑8) |
3 | Oilers Wins | 3% | 40% | 56% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | <1% | 28% | 70% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sharks (20‑43‑9) vs Kings (40‑23‑9) |
2 | Sharks Wins | 2% | 45% | 52% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Kings Wins | 2% | 30% | 67% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Avalanche (45‑26‑3) vs Flames (34‑26‑12) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Flames Wins | 2% | 34% | 62% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Red Wings (34‑33‑6) vs Blues (40‑28‑7) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Blues Wins | 2% | 33% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Jets (50‑19‑4) vs Canucks (34‑26‑13) |
0 | Jets Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 2% | 33% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Devils (39‑29‑7) vs Wild (41‑28‑5) |
0 | Devils Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Wild Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Kraken (31‑37‑6) vs Stars (48‑21‑4) |
0 | Kraken Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Stars Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Hockey Club (32‑29‑12) vs Blackhawks (21‑43‑9) |
0 | Hockey Club Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 2% | 33% | 64% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Ducks (32‑32‑8) vs Maple Leafs (44‑25‑4) |
0 | Ducks Wins | 2% | 33% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 2% | 33% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Flyers (30‑36‑9) vs Predators (27‑38‑8) |
0 | Flyers Wins | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||
| Predators Wins | 2% | 34% | 63% | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | ||