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 Western 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 | |
| Wild (21‑9‑5) |
Oilers (17‑12‑6) |
9 |
| Sharks (17‑15‑3) |
Kraken (12‑14‑6) |
8 |
| Hockey Club (17‑16‑3) |
Devils (19‑14‑1) |
7 |
| Flames (14‑17‑4) |
Golden Knights (16‑6‑10) |
7 |
| Avalanche (24‑2‑7) |
Jets (15‑16‑2) |
7 |
| Predators (13‑16‑4) |
Maple Leafs (15‑13‑5) |
6 |
| Ducks (20‑12‑2) |
Stars (23‑7‑5) |
5 |
| Islanders (19‑12‑3) |
Canucks (13‑17‑3) |
5 |
| Senators (16‑13‑4) |
Blackhawks (13‑15‑6) |
4 |