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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| Islanders (34‑21‑5) |
Panthers (30‑26‑3) |
12 |
| Rangers (23‑29‑7) |
Blue Jackets (29‑21‑8) |
12 |
| Penguins (30‑15‑13) |
Golden Knights (28‑17‑14) |
11 |
| Predators (27‑24‑8) |
Red Wings (34‑20‑6) |
10 |
| Oilers (29‑24‑8) |
Senators (29‑22‑8) |
9 |
| Maple Leafs (27‑24‑9) |
Flyers (27‑21‑11) |
8 |
| Kraken (28‑22‑9) |
Hurricanes (38‑15‑6) |
3 |