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 | |
| Blue Jackets (31‑26‑8) |
Rangers (32‑28‑6) |
19 |
| Canadiens (31‑27‑7) |
Panthers (41‑22‑3) |
13 |
| Bruins (30‑29‑8) |
Lightning (37‑23‑5) |
9 |
| Maple Leafs (39‑23‑3) |
Senators (35‑25‑5) |
7 |
| Hurricanes (39‑22‑4) |
Red Wings (31‑28‑6) |
7 |
| Islanders (29‑28‑7) |
Oilers (37‑24‑4) |
6 |
| Penguins (27‑31‑10) |
Devils (36‑25‑6) |
5 |
| Sabres (25‑33‑6) |
Golden Knights (39‑19‑7) |
2 |
| Sharks (18‑40‑9) |
Capitals (43‑15‑8) |
1 |