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 | |||
| Flames (21‑25‑5) vs Ducks (27‑21‑3) |
3 | Flames Wins | 13% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 11% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 38% | ||
| Panthers (27‑20‑3) vs Blackhawks (21‑22‑8) |
2 | Panthers Wins | 12% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Blackhawks Wins | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 37% | ||
| Devils (27‑22‑2) vs Kraken (22‑19‑9) |
2 | Devils Wins | 11% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 15% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 38% | ||
| Blue Jackets (24‑20‑7) vs Kings (21‑16‑13) |
2 | Blue Jackets Wins | 13% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Kings Wins | 13% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Senators (23‑21‑7) vs Golden Knights (25‑13‑12) |
1 | Senators Wins | 13% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 16% | 20% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 36% | ||
| Lightning (32‑14‑4) vs Mammoth (27‑20‑4) |
1 | Lightning Wins | 12% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | 12% | 17% | 19% | - | - | - | 4% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Penguins (25‑14‑11) vs Canucks (17‑29‑5) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 12% | 17% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Avalanche (34‑6‑9) vs Maple Leafs (24‑18‑9) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | 12% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% |
| Current Probabilities | 12% | 16% | 19% | - | - | - | 5% | 11% | 37% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | 12% | 16% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 12% | 37% | ||