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 (21‑14‑10) |
Flyers (22‑15‑8) |
13 |
| Sabres (25‑16‑4) |
Canadiens (26‑14‑7) |
12 |
| Hurricanes (28‑15‑4) |
Panthers (24‑18‑3) |
12 |
| Bruins (26‑19‑2) |
Kraken (21‑15‑9) |
11 |
| Capitals (24‑17‑6) |
Sharks (23‑19‑3) |
10 |
| Oilers (23‑16‑8) |
Islanders (25‑16‑5) |
9 |
| Golden Knights (22‑11‑12) |
Maple Leafs (23‑16‑7) |
9 |
| Blue Jackets (20‑19‑7) |
Canucks (16‑25‑5) |
5 |
| Blues (18‑21‑8) |
Lightning (29‑13‑3) |
3 |