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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| Sabres (31‑17‑5) |
Canadiens (30‑17‑7) |
13 |
| Senators (25‑21‑7) |
Devils (28‑24‑2) |
12 |
| Penguins (27‑14‑11) |
Rangers (22‑27‑6) |
12 |
| Panthers (28‑22‑3) |
Jets (21‑25‑7) |
11 |
| Lightning (34‑14‑4) |
Bruins (32‑20‑3) |
10 |
| Blues (20‑25‑9) |
Blue Jackets (26‑20‑7) |
10 |
| Capitals (26‑22‑7) |
Hurricanes (33‑15‑5) |
9 |
| Islanders (30‑19‑5) |
Predators (24‑23‑6) |
9 |
| Red Wings (32‑17‑6) |
Avalanche (35‑8‑9) |
8 |
| Flyers (24‑20‑9) |
Kings (22‑17‑13) |
8 |
| Canucks (18‑31‑5) |
Maple Leafs (24‑21‑9) |
4 |