The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Red Wings (18‑12‑3) |
Islanders (19‑11‑3) |
11 |
| Hurricanes (20‑9‑2) |
Flyers (16‑9‑5) |
10 |
| Canadiens (16‑11‑4) |
Oilers (15‑11‑6) |
9 |
| Lightning (18‑11‑3) |
Panthers (16‑13‑2) |
9 |
| Rangers (16‑13‑4) |
Ducks (19‑12‑1) |
8 |
| Wild (18‑9‑5) |
Bruins (19‑13‑0) |
8 |
| Devils (18‑13‑1) |
Canucks (11‑17‑3) |
7 |
| Penguins (14‑8‑8) |
Hockey Club (15‑15‑3) |
7 |
| Jets (15‑15‑1) |
Senators (14‑13‑4) |
7 |
| Maple Leafs (14‑12‑5) |
Blackhawks (13‑13‑6) |
6 |
| Kraken (12‑11‑6) |
Sabres (13‑14‑4) |
6 |