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 (23‑16‑7) vs Predators (21‑20‑4) |
7 | Oilers Wins | 29% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Predators Wins | 22% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 25% | ||
| Blue Jackets (19‑19‑7) vs Flames (19‑22‑4) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Flames Wins | 26% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 24% | ||
| Devils (23‑21‑2) vs Kraken (21‑15‑8) |
1 | Devils Wins | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Kraken Wins | 25% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | 23% | ||
| Stars (27‑10‑9) vs Ducks (21‑21‑3) |
1 | Stars Wins | 26% | 22% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Ducks Wins | 26% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Hurricanes (28‑14‑4) vs Blues (17‑21‑8) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Blues Wins | 26% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Jets (17‑22‑5) vs Islanders (25‑15‑5) |
0 | Jets Wins | 26% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 8% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Islanders Wins | 25% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Maple Leafs (23‑15‑7) vs Hockey Club (22‑20‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | 25% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Canucks (16‑24‑5) vs Senators (20‑19‑5) |
0 | Canucks Wins | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Senators Wins | 25% | 22% | 18% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Kings (19‑16‑10) vs Golden Knights (21‑11‑12) |
0 | Kings Wins | 27% | 21% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 26% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | 25% | 22% | 17% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 23% | ||