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) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Hurricanes (43‑24‑4) |
Canadiens (33‑29‑9) |
19 |
| Lightning (42‑25‑5) |
Islanders (32‑29‑10) |
14 |
| Blue Jackets (32‑29‑9) |
Canucks (34‑26‑12) |
13 |
| Ducks (31‑32‑8) |
Rangers (34‑32‑6) |
13 |
| Red Wings (33‑33‑6) |
Bruins (30‑34‑9) |
4 |
| Panthers (43‑25‑3) |
Hockey Club (32‑29‑11) |
2 |
| Jets (49‑19‑4) |
Devils (38‑28‑7) |
2 |
| Kings (40‑22‑9) |
Maple Leafs (43‑25‑4) |
2 |
| Flyers (29‑36‑9) |
Sabres (30‑35‑6) |
1 |