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 (4‑4‑2) vs Hockey Club (8‑2‑0) |
3 | Oilers Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 54% | ||
| Rangers (3‑5‑2) vs Canucks (5‑5‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Canadiens (7‑3‑0) vs Kraken (5‑2‑2) |
1 | Canadiens Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 10% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Lightning (3‑4‑2) vs Predators (4‑4‑2) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 11% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Predators Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 53% | ||
| Devils (8‑1‑0) vs Avalanche (5‑1‑4) |
1 | Devils Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Jets (6‑3‑0) vs Wild (3‑5‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Wild Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Stars (5‑3‑1) vs Capitals (6‑3‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Capitals Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Sharks (2‑5‑2) vs Kings (4‑3‑3) |
0 | Sharks Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Kings Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Golden Knights (5‑1‑3) vs Hurricanes (6‑2‑0) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Maple Leafs (4‑4‑1) vs Flames (2‑7‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Flames Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 53% | ||
| Panthers (5‑5‑0) vs Ducks (4‑3‑1) |
0 | Panthers Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Penguins (6‑2‑1) vs Blues (3‑4‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 11% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||
| Blues Wins | 10% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | 52% | ||