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 (8‑9‑2) |
Bruins (9‑9‑3) |
8 |
| Blue Jackets (8‑9‑2) |
Hurricanes (14‑5‑0) |
7 |
| Sharks (6‑11‑5) |
Sabres (10‑9‑1) |
7 |
| Capitals (13‑5‑1) |
Devils (13‑7‑2) |
6 |
| Penguins (7‑11‑4) |
Hockey Club (7‑9‑3) |
6 |
| Canadiens (7‑10‑2) |
Golden Knights (12‑6‑2) |
6 |
| Islanders (7‑8‑5) |
Blues (9‑11‑1) |
6 |
| Oilers (10‑9‑2) |
Rangers (12‑5‑1) |
5 |
| Panthers (12‑7‑1) |
Avalanche (11‑9‑0) |
5 |
| Senators (8‑10‑1) |
Canucks (9‑6‑3) |
5 |
| Lightning (10‑6‑2) |
Stars (12‑6‑0) |
5 |
| Flyers (8‑10‑2) |
Blackhawks (7‑12‑1) |
5 |