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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| Flyers (3‑7‑3) |
Blue Jackets (4‑5‑0) |
7 |
| Flames (4‑6‑0) |
Maple Leafs (7‑4‑2) |
6 |
| Jets (4‑3‑3) |
Canadiens (5‑3‑2) |
6 |
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) |
Senators (8‑4‑0) |
6 |
| Blackhawks (3‑7‑0) |
Panthers (5‑4‑2) |
6 |
| Oilers (8‑2‑1) |
Red Wings (4‑4‑3) |
6 |
| Hurricanes (9‑2‑2) |
Bruins (9‑2‑1) |
5 |
| Stars (6‑3‑1) |
Islanders (5‑3‑2) |
5 |
| Rangers (7‑5‑1) |
Kings (2‑5‑2) |
5 |
| Sharks (6‑5‑1) |
Sabres (4‑4‑3) |
5 |