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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| Penguins (14‑7‑7) |
Canadiens (15‑11‑3) |
11 |
| Devils (17‑12‑1) |
Lightning (17‑11‑2) |
10 |
| Capitals (18‑9‑3) |
Hurricanes (18‑9‑2) |
8 |
| Blue Jackets (13‑11‑6) |
Senators (13‑12‑4) |
8 |
| Maple Leafs (14‑11‑4) |
Sharks (14‑14‑3) |
8 |
| Flyers (16‑9‑3) |
Golden Knights (14‑6‑9) |
7 |
| Jets (14‑14‑1) |
Bruins (18‑13‑0) |
6 |
| Oilers (13‑11‑6) |
Red Wings (17‑11‑3) |
6 |
| Avalanche (21‑2‑7) |
Panthers (15‑12‑2) |
6 |
| Islanders (17‑11‑3) |
Ducks (19‑10‑1) |
6 |
| Canucks (11‑16‑3) |
Sabres (12‑14‑4) |
5 |