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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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Bruins (32‑20‑5) |
Blue Jackets (29‑20‑7) |
16 |
| Canadiens (32‑17‑8) |
Islanders (32‑21‑5) |
14 |
| Capitals (29‑23‑7) |
Flyers (25‑20‑11) |
13 |
| Senators (28‑22‑7) |
Red Wings (33‑19‑6) |
12 |
| Devils (28‑27‑2) |
Sabres (32‑19‑6) |
11 |
| Lightning (37‑14‑4) |
Maple Leafs (27‑21‑9) |
7 |