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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| Rangers (12‑8‑1) |
Canadiens (12‑4‑4) |
8 |
| Stars (11‑6‑2) |
Panthers (12‑7‑2) |
6 |
| Flyers (6‑10‑6) |
Oilers (15‑3‑3) |
4 |