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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| Red Wings (37‑23‑8) |
Canadiens (37‑20‑10) |
19 |
| Bruins (37‑23‑8) |
Jets (28‑28‑11) |
18 |
| Blue Jackets (35‑21‑11) |
Rangers (28‑32‑8) |
17 |
| Senators (34‑24‑9) |
Islanders (39‑24‑5) |
17 |
| Capitals (34‑27‑8) |
Devils (35‑31‑2) |
8 |
| Kings (28‑24‑15) |
Flyers (32‑23‑12) |
8 |
| Canucks (21‑38‑8) |
Lightning (41‑21‑4) |
3 |
| Sharks (32‑28‑6) |
Sabres (42‑20‑6) |
3 |
| Oilers (34‑26‑9) |
Panthers (33‑31‑3) |
3 |
| Maple Leafs (29‑28‑12) |
Hurricanes (43‑19‑6) |
2 |