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 | |
| Capitals (22‑10‑9) |
Senators (11‑20‑2) |
7 |
| Blue Jackets (18‑18‑1) |
Penguins (24‑10‑5) |
6 |
| Bruins (23‑12‑2) |
Jets (17‑13‑6) |
4 |
| Red Wings (18‑17‑5) |
Stars (19‑16‑2) |
4 |
| Islanders (13‑13‑6) |
Coyotes (10‑24‑4) |
3 |
| Hurricanes (26‑8‑2) |
Rangers (26‑10‑4) |
3 |
| Canucks (18‑18‑3) |
Panthers (27‑8‑5) |
2 |
| Ducks (19‑16‑7) |
Lightning (27‑9‑5) |
2 |
| Sabres (12‑21‑7) |
Flyers (13‑19‑8) |
2 |
| Avalanche (27‑8‑3) |
Canadiens (8‑25‑6) |
1 |