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 (16‑4) |
Notre Dame (4‑11‑1) |
2 | 43 |
| Ohio State (6‑10) |
Michigan State (13‑4) |
2 | 35 |
| Penn State (11‑5) |
Minnesota (8‑10‑1) |
2 | 28 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Michigan (16‑4) |
Notre Dame (4‑11‑1) |
23 |
| Ohio State (6‑10) |
Michigan State (13‑4) |
20 |
| Penn State (11‑5) |
Minnesota (8‑10‑1) |
14 |