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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| Flyers (31‑23‑11) |
Blue Jackets (33‑21‑11) |
20 |
| Capitals (33‑27‑7) |
Bruins (36‑23‑6) |
18 |
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) |
Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
16 |
| Stars (41‑14‑10) |
Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
15 |
| Senators (32‑23‑9) |
Ducks (36‑26‑3) |
13 |
| Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
Kings (26‑23‑15) |
10 |
| Canadiens (36‑18‑10) |
Sharks (31‑26‑6) |
7 |
| Lightning (40‑20‑4) |
Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) |
4 |
| Sabres (40‑20‑6) |
Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) |
4 |
| Wild (38‑16‑12) |
Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
2 |