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) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Senators (14‑13‑2) |
Penguins (13‑14‑4) |
9 |
| Rangers (15‑12‑1) |
Kings (17‑9‑3) |
7 |
| Canucks (15‑8‑5) |
Bruins (15‑13‑3) |
7 |
| Wild (19‑6‑4) |
Flyers (14‑12‑4) |
6 |
| Blue Jackets (12‑13‑4) |
Ducks (10‑14‑4) |
6 |
| Devils (19‑10‑3) |
Blackhawks (9‑18‑2) |
6 |
| Red Wings (11‑14‑4) |
Maple Leafs (18‑9‑2) |
6 |
| Capitals (20‑6‑2) |
Sabres (11‑14‑4) |
5 |
| Kraken (15‑14‑2) |
Lightning (15‑10‑2) |
5 |
| Flames (14‑11‑5) |
Panthers (18‑10‑2) |
5 |
| Jets (21‑9‑1) |
Canadiens (11‑15‑3) |
4 |