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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| Sabres (11‑14‑2) |
Canadiens (11‑12‑3) |
8 |
| Red Wings (14‑7‑4) |
Senators (10‑11‑0) |
8 |
| Blue Jackets (9‑15‑5) |
Panthers (16‑8‑2) |
7 |
| Capitals (12‑8‑3) |
Rangers (18‑5‑1) |
7 |
| Avalanche (16‑8‑2) |
Flyers (14‑10‑2) |
7 |
| Maple Leafs (13‑6‑4) |
Predators (14‑12‑0) |
6 |
| Canucks (17‑9‑1) |
Hurricanes (14‑11‑1) |
6 |
| Islanders (11‑7‑7) |
Kings (16‑4‑3) |
6 |
| Bruins (17‑5‑3) |
Coyotes (13‑10‑2) |
6 |
| Kraken (8‑13‑6) |
Lightning (12‑11‑5) |
6 |
| Flames (11‑12‑3) |
Devils (13‑10‑1) |
5 |