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 | |
| Flyers (0‑6‑3) |
Senators (6‑2‑0) |
7 |
| Golden Knights (7‑2‑0) |
Penguins (3‑4‑1) |
6 |
| Capitals (4‑3‑0) |
Devils (4‑3‑0) |
6 |
| Canadiens (3‑3‑1) |
Sabres (4‑3‑1) |
6 |
| Maple Leafs (3‑3‑2) |
Islanders (3‑3‑1) |
5 |
| Lightning (5‑2‑0) |
Canucks (2‑6‑1) |
4 |
| Jets (4‑1‑2) |
Hurricanes (6‑1‑1) |
4 |
| Kings (0‑3‑2) |
Bruins (6‑2‑0) |
4 |
| Panthers (4‑2‑2) |
Kraken (5‑2‑1) |
4 |
| Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) |
Rangers (6‑3‑0) |
4 |
| Red Wings (2‑3‑2) |
Sharks (4‑3‑0) |
3 |