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 | |
| Oilers (27‑19‑8) |
Sharks (27‑21‑3) |
14 |
| Kraken (24‑19‑9) |
Maple Leafs (24‑20‑9) |
11 |
| Sabres (30‑17‑5) |
Kings (22‑16‑13) |
10 |
| Canucks (17‑31‑5) |
Ducks (28‑22‑3) |
9 |
| Devils (27‑24‑2) |
Predators (24‑23‑5) |
9 |
| Golden Knights (25‑14‑13) |
Stars (30‑14‑9) |
9 |
| Hurricanes (32‑15‑5) |
Mammoth (28‑21‑4) |
8 |
| Wild (30‑14‑10) |
Flames (21‑25‑6) |
4 |
| Blues (19‑25‑9) |
Panthers (28‑21‑3) |
3 |
| Lightning (33‑14‑4) |
Jets (21‑24‑7) |
3 |
| Penguins (26‑14‑11) |
Blackhawks (21‑23‑9) |
3 |
| Senators (24‑21‑7) |
Avalanche (35‑6‑9) |
2 |