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 (10‑8‑2) vs Wild (12‑3‑3) |
5 | Oilers Wins | 12% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Wild Wins | 10% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Sabres (9‑9‑1) vs Ducks (8‑8‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% | ||
| Penguins (7‑10‑4) vs Jets (16‑3‑0) |
1 | Penguins Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Jets Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Rangers (12‑4‑1) vs Flames (10‑6‑3) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Flames Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Capitals (13‑4‑1) vs Avalanche (10‑9‑0) |
1 | Capitals Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | 11% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Bruins (8‑9‑3) vs Hockey Club (7‑8‑3) |
1 | Bruins Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Blackhawks (6‑12‑1) vs Panthers (12‑6‑1) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Panthers Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% | ||
| Blues (8‑11‑1) vs Sharks (6‑11‑4) |
0 | Blues Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Sharks Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Senators (8‑9‑1) vs Golden Knights (11‑6‑2) |
0 | Senators Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 5% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 11% | 13% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Kings (10‑7‑3) vs Kraken (10‑9‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 11% | 14% | 14% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 49% | ||