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 (18‑13‑6) vs Flames (15‑17‑4) |
8 | Oilers Wins | 21% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Flames Wins | 16% | 18% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑2‑7) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑3) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | 20% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 19% | 19% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Kraken (14‑14‑6) vs Kings (15‑11‑9) |
1 | Kraken Wins | 20% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Kings Wins | 18% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Golden Knights (16‑8‑10) vs Sharks (17‑16‑3) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | 18% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 19% | 18% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 34% | ||
| Wild (22‑10‑5) vs Predators (15‑16‑4) |
0 | Wild Wins | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Predators Wins | 20% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 33% | ||
| Red Wings (21‑13‑3) vs Stars (25‑7‑5) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Stars Wins | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Blackhawks (13‑16‑6) vs Flyers (18‑10‑7) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 19% | 20% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||
| Flyers Wins | 19% | 19% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 33% | ||