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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| Flyers (37‑25‑12) |
Red Wings (39‑27‑8) |
28 |
| Hurricanes (47‑21‑6) |
Blue Jackets (38‑25‑12) |
27 |
| Senators (38‑26‑10) |
Sabres (46‑21‑8) |
24 |
| Devils (38‑34‑2) |
Capitals (38‑28‑9) |
17 |
| Lightning (46‑22‑6) |
Penguins (38‑21‑16) |
10 |
| Panthers (36‑35‑3) |
Bruins (43‑24‑8) |
5 |
| Rangers (31‑35‑9) |
Canadiens (43‑21‑10) |
3 |