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) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Panthers (8‑7‑1) |
Capitals (8‑7‑1) |
8 |
| Senators (8‑5‑4) |
Bruins (11‑7‑0) |
8 |
| Maple Leafs (8‑8‑1) |
Kings (8‑5‑4) |
7 |
| Predators (5‑9‑4) |
Penguins (9‑5‑3) |
6 |
| Golden Knights (7‑4‑4) |
Islanders (8‑6‑2) |
6 |
| Blue Jackets (8‑7‑1) |
Oilers (8‑6‑4) |
5 |
| Hurricanes (11‑5‑0) |
Canucks (8‑9‑1) |
5 |
| Canadiens (10‑4‑2) |
Stars (10‑4‑3) |
5 |
| Red Wings (9‑7‑0) |
Ducks (11‑4‑1) |
4 |
| Avalanche (11‑1‑5) |
Sabres (5‑7‑4) |
4 |
| Blues (6‑8‑3) |
Flyers (8‑5‑3) |
4 |