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 | |
| Panthers (12‑12‑2) |
Blue Jackets (13‑9‑5) |
10 |
| Lightning (16‑9‑2) |
Islanders (15‑10‑3) |
8 |
| Maple Leafs (13‑11‑3) |
Canadiens (14‑9‑3) |
8 |
| Kraken (11‑8‑6) |
Red Wings (14‑11‑3) |
7 |
| Senators (13‑10‑4) |
Blues (9‑12‑7) |
7 |
| Devils (16‑10‑1) |
Golden Knights (12‑6‑8) |
7 |
| Hurricanes (16‑8‑2) |
Predators (10‑13‑4) |
6 |
| Ducks (16‑10‑1) |
Capitals (17‑9‑2) |
6 |
| Rangers (15‑12‑2) |
Avalanche (19‑2‑6) |
6 |
| Jets (13‑12‑1) |
Sabres (11‑12‑4) |
5 |