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 Eastern 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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|---|---|---|
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| Panthers (25‑19‑3) |
Sharks (24‑20‑3) |
11 |
| Stars (27‑13‑9) |
Bruins (28‑19‑2) |
11 |
| Maple Leafs (24‑16‑8) |
Wild (27‑13‑9) |
11 |
| Kraken (21‑17‑9) |
Penguins (22‑14‑11) |
10 |
| Flames (21‑23‑4) |
Devils (24‑22‑2) |
10 |
| Blue Jackets (22‑19‑7) |
Senators (22‑19‑7) |
10 |
| Avalanche (33‑5‑8) |
Capitals (24‑19‑6) |
10 |
| Hurricanes (30‑15‑4) |
Sabres (26‑16‑5) |
9 |
| Canucks (16‑27‑5) |
Islanders (26‑17‑5) |
9 |
| Golden Knights (24‑11‑12) |
Flyers (22‑17‑8) |
9 |
| Ducks (24‑21‑3) |
Rangers (21‑22‑6) |
5 |