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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| Sabres (18‑14‑4) |
Bruins (20‑17‑1) |
12 |
| Islanders (20‑13‑4) |
Rangers (19‑16‑4) |
12 |
| Panthers (20‑14‑2) |
Lightning (20‑13‑3) |
11 |
| Hurricanes (22‑11‑3) |
Red Wings (22‑13‑3) |
10 |
| Devils (20‑16‑1) |
Capitals (19‑13‑5) |
10 |
| Maple Leafs (16‑15‑5) |
Senators (18‑13‑5) |
9 |
| Kraken (15‑14‑6) |
Flyers (19‑10‑7) |
8 |