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 | |
| Capitals (24‑18‑6) |
Panthers (24‑19‑3) |
15 |
| Senators (22‑19‑5) |
Canadiens (26‑15‑7) |
12 |
| Devils (24‑21‑2) |
Hurricanes (29‑15‑4) |
12 |
| Penguins (22‑14‑10) |
Blue Jackets (21‑19‑7) |
11 |
| Flyers (22‑16‑8) |
Rangers (20‑22‑6) |
10 |
| Blackhawks (19‑21‑7) |
Bruins (27‑19‑2) |
9 |
| Jets (19‑22‑5) |
Maple Leafs (23‑16‑8) |
9 |
| Sabres (26‑16‑4) |
Wild (26‑13‑9) |
9 |
| Flames (20‑23‑4) |
Islanders (26‑16‑5) |
8 |
| Stars (27‑12‑9) |
Lightning (29‑13‑4) |
4 |