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 (18‑11‑4) |
Maple Leafs (15‑12‑5) |
10 |
| Senators (15‑13‑4) |
Penguins (14‑9‑9) |
10 |
| Sabres (14‑14‑4) |
Flyers (17‑9‑6) |
10 |
| Panthers (18‑13‑2) |
Hurricanes (22‑9‑2) |
8 |
| Lightning (18‑12‑3) |
Kings (14‑10‑9) |
8 |
| Hockey Club (17‑16‑3) |
Devils (19‑14‑1) |
8 |
| Islanders (19‑12‑3) |
Canucks (13‑17‑3) |
7 |
| Blues (13‑15‑7) |
Rangers (16‑15‑4) |
7 |
| Canadiens (17‑12‑4) |
Blackhawks (13‑14‑6) |
7 |
| Bruins (20‑14‑0) |
Oilers (16‑12‑6) |
6 |
| Blue Jackets (14‑13‑6) |
Wild (20‑9‑5) |
6 |