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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| Canadiens (8‑3‑2) |
Penguins (5‑6‑2) |
7 |
| Bruins (9‑4‑1) |
Blackhawks (4‑9‑0) |
6 |
| Kings (4‑6‑2) |
Sabres (6‑4‑3) |
6 |
| Capitals (8‑4‑0) |
Wild (9‑3‑3) |
5 |
| Canucks (3‑11‑1) |
Maple Leafs (7‑6‑2) |
5 |
| Predators (4‑4‑5) |
Lightning (8‑3‑1) |
5 |
| Sharks (7‑6‑1) |
Senators (8‑5‑1) |
5 |
| Stars (7‑5‑1) |
Blue Jackets (5‑6‑0) |
5 |
| Hurricanes (11‑2‑2) |
Jets (4‑7‑3) |
5 |
| Islanders (7‑4‑2) |
Oilers (9‑2‑2) |
5 |
| Red Wings (6‑4‑3) |
Blues (6‑6‑1) |
5 |
| Flyers (3‑8‑4) |
Mammoth (9‑5‑0) |
3 |