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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| Stars (3‑2‑0) |
Blue Jackets (2‑3‑0) |
6 |
| Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) |
Devils (4‑1‑0) |
6 |
| Canadiens (4‑2‑0) |
Sabres (2‑3‑0) |
5 |
| Golden Knights (4‑0‑2) |
Hurricanes (5‑0‑0) |
5 |
| Red Wings (4‑1‑0) |
Oilers (2‑2‑1) |
4 |
| Flyers (2‑2‑1) |
Kraken (3‑0‑2) |
4 |
| Rangers (3‑3‑1) |
Wild (2‑3‑1) |
4 |
| Islanders (2‑3‑0) |
Sharks (0‑3‑2) |
4 |
| Hockey Club (3‑2‑0) |
Bruins (3‑3‑0) |
4 |
| Capitals (4‑1‑0) |
Canucks (3‑2‑0) |
3 |