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NHL - Week 15 of 28

Oilers Most Important Games

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.

Oilers Most Important Games
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
(23‑16‑8)

vs
Islanders
(25‑16‑5)
9 Oilers Wins 25% 22% 18% - - - 5% 7% 23%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Islanders Wins 19% 19% 19% - - - 5% 8% 30%
Maple Leafs
(23‑16‑7)

vs
Golden Knights
(22‑11‑12)
2 Maple Leafs Wins 24% 21% 17% - - - 5% 7% 26%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Golden Knights Wins 22% 20% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Bruins
(26‑19‑2)

vs
Kraken
(21‑15‑9)
1 Bruins Wins 23% 21% 18% - - - 4% 7% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Kraken Wins 22% 20% 17% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Stars
(27‑11‑9)

vs
Hockey Club
(23‑20‑4)
1 Stars Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 26%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Hockey Club Wins 21% 21% 17% - - - 5% 8% 28%
Avalanche
(33‑4‑8)

vs
Predators
(22‑20‑4)
1 Avalanche Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 7% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Predators Wins 22% 20% 18% - - - 4% 7% 28%
Lightning
(29‑13‑3)

vs
Blues
(18‑21‑8)
1 Lightning Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Blues Wins 22% 20% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Kings
(19‑16‑11)

vs
Ducks
(22‑21‑3)
1 Kings Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 26%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Ducks Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Capitals
(24‑17‑6)

vs
Sharks
(23‑19‑3)
1 Capitals Wins 23% 20% 17% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Sharks Wins 21% 20% 18% - - - 6% 8% 27%
Canucks
(16‑25‑5)

vs
Blue Jackets
(20‑19‑7)
1 Canucks Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Blue Jackets Wins 22% 21% 17% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Wild
(26‑12‑9)

vs
Jets
(18‑22‑5)
0 Wild Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Jets Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Blackhawks
(19‑20‑7)

vs
Flames
(19‑23‑4)
0 Blackhawks Wins 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Current Probabilities 22% 21% 18% - - - 5% 8% 27%
Flames Wins 22% 21% 17% - - - 5% 8% 27%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs