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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| Senators (38‑24‑9) |
Penguins (35‑20‑16) |
30 |
| Canadiens (39‑21‑10) |
Blue Jackets (38‑22‑11) |
20 |
| Sabres (44‑20‑7) |
Bruins (39‑24‑8) |
20 |
| Flyers (34‑24‑12) |
Blackhawks (27‑31‑13) |
11 |
| Blues (28‑30‑11) |
Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
9 |
| Lightning (44‑21‑5) |
Kraken (31‑29‑10) |
4 |
| Stars (43‑16‑11) |
Devils (35‑32‑2) |
3 |
| Panthers (35‑32‑3) |
Wild (40‑20‑12) |
2 |
| Maple Leafs (30‑29‑13) |
Rangers (28‑34‑9) |
1 |