The Most Important Games are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Big 10 Hockey games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team standings page.
| Series | Remaining Games |
Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | ||
| Michigan State (17‑5) |
Minnesota (8‑14‑1) |
2 | 52 |
| Wisconsin (15‑5‑2) |
Penn State (16‑6) |
2 | 41 |
| Notre Dame (4‑17‑1) |
Ohio State (7‑12‑1) |
2 | 5 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Michigan State (17‑5) |
Minnesota (8‑14‑1) |
28 |
| Wisconsin (15‑5‑2) |
Penn State (16‑6) |
21 |
| Notre Dame (4‑17‑1) |
Ohio State (7‑12‑1) |
3 |