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 | |
| Panthers (13‑12‑2) |
Islanders (16‑10‑3) |
9 |
| Senators (13‑11‑4) |
Devils (16‑12‑1) |
9 |
| Maple Leafs (13‑11‑4) |
Lightning (16‑10‑2) |
8 |
| Capitals (17‑9‑3) |
Blue Jackets (13‑9‑6) |
8 |
| Flyers (15‑8‑3) |
Avalanche (20‑2‑6) |
7 |
| Canadiens (15‑9‑3) |
Blues (10‑12‑7) |
7 |
| Stars (19‑5‑5) |
Penguins (14‑7‑5) |
7 |
| Canucks (11‑15‑3) |
Red Wings (15‑11‑3) |
6 |
| Rangers (15‑12‑3) |
Golden Knights (13‑6‑8) |
6 |
| Flames (11‑15‑4) |
Sabres (11‑13‑4) |
6 |
| Hurricanes (17‑8‑2) |
Sharks (13‑13‑3) |
6 |