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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| Sabres (2‑3‑0) |
Panthers (2‑1‑2) |
6 |
| Sharks (3‑2‑0) |
Bruins (4‑2‑0) |
5 |
| Rangers (4‑2‑0) |
Canucks (2‑4‑0) |
5 |
| Mammoth (4‑2‑0) |
Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) |
5 |
| Devils (2‑2‑0) |
Senators (4‑1‑0) |
5 |
| Flyers (0‑4‑2) |
Hurricanes (4‑1‑1) |
5 |
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) |
Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
5 |
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
Kraken (3‑2‑0) |
4 |