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 | ||
| Nebraska-Omaha (3‑7) |
Miami (3‑9‑2) |
2 | 24 |
| Denver (12‑0) |
Arizona St. (4‑7‑1) |
2 | 16 |
| Minnesota-Duluth (5‑6) |
Western Michigan (6‑1‑1) |
2 | 14 |
| Colorado College (8‑1‑1) |
St. Cloud State (8‑3) |
2 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Nebraska-Omaha (3‑7) |
Miami (3‑9‑2) |
12 |
| Denver (12‑0) |
Arizona St. (4‑7‑1) |
9 |
| Minnesota-Duluth (5‑6) |
Western Michigan (6‑1‑1) |
8 |
| Colorado College (8‑1‑1) |
St. Cloud State (8‑3) |
2 |