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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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Senators (29‑23‑4) |
Canadiens (25‑26‑5) |
12 |
| Red Wings (28‑22‑5) |
Wild (33‑19‑4) |
12 |
| Sabres (22‑27‑5) |
Rangers (27‑24‑4) |
10 |
| Bruins (27‑24‑6) |
Ducks (24‑24‑6) |
10 |
| Blue Jackets (26‑22‑8) |
Blackhawks (17‑31‑7) |
9 |
| Devils (31‑20‑6) |
Stars (35‑18‑2) |
8 |
| Maple Leafs (33‑20‑2) |
Hurricanes (33‑19‑4) |
5 |
| Flyers (24‑26‑7) |
Oilers (34‑17‑4) |
4 |
| Penguins (23‑25‑9) |
Capitals (36‑11‑8) |
4 |
| Panthers (34‑20‑3) |
Kraken (24‑29‑4) |
3 |