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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| Penguins (37‑21‑16) |
Red Wings (39‑26‑8) |
28 |
| Sabres (45‑21‑8) |
Islanders (42‑28‑5) |
27 |
| Blue Jackets (38‑24‑12) |
Hurricanes (46‑21‑6) |
26 |
| Panthers (35‑35‑3) |
Senators (38‑25‑10) |
23 |
| Capitals (37‑28‑9) |
Flyers (37‑24‑12) |
21 |
| Bruins (42‑24‑8) |
Stars (44‑18‑12) |
12 |
| Lightning (46‑21‑6) |
Canadiens (42‑21‑10) |
5 |
| Rangers (30‑35‑9) |
Devils (38‑33‑2) |
2 |