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 NCHC 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 | ||
| Miami (10‑6) |
Colorado College (8‑7‑1) |
2 | 35 |
| St. Cloud State (7‑9) |
Denver (11‑5‑1) |
2 | 34 |
| Minnesota-Duluth (13‑5) |
Arizona St. (7‑8‑1) |
2 | 31 |
| North Dakota (12‑4) |
Nebraska-Omaha (6‑8) |
2 | 29 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Miami (10‑6) |
Colorado College (8‑7‑1) |
18 |
| St. Cloud State (7‑9) |
Denver (11‑5‑1) |
17 |
| Minnesota-Duluth (13‑5) |
Arizona St. (7‑8‑1) |
15 |
| North Dakota (12‑4) |
Nebraska-Omaha (6‑8) |
15 |