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 (11‑3‑3) vs Canucks (3‑14‑1) |
4 | Oilers Wins | 33% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Canucks Wins | 30% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 23% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑1) vs Senators (10‑6‑1) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | 33% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Senators Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Rangers (9‑7‑1) vs Kraken (9‑5‑1) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 33% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 32% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Sabres (8‑5‑3) vs Golden Knights (11‑5‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 32% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% | ||
| Flyers (4‑10‑4) vs Flames (7‑9‑1) |
1 | Flyers Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Flames Wins | 32% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Blues (7‑7‑2) vs Predators (7‑4‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Predators Wins | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Stars (9‑5‑2) vs Sharks (7‑10‑1) |
0 | Stars Wins | 33% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% | ||
| Penguins (5‑9‑2) vs Kings (5‑7‑2) |
0 | Penguins Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Kings Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% | ||
| Lightning (10‑3‑2) vs Wild (12‑3‑3) |
0 | Lightning Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Wild Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑7‑3) vs Avalanche (9‑6‑2) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 33% | 20% | 15% | - | - | - | 6% | 5% | 21% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 32% | 20% | 16% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 21% | ||