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 | |
| Canadiens (36‑20‑10) |
Bruins (37‑23‑7) |
19 |
| Capitals (33‑27‑8) |
Senators (34‑23‑9) |
17 |
| Blue Jackets (34‑21‑11) |
Hurricanes (42‑18‑6) |
17 |
| Maple Leafs (29‑27‑12) |
Islanders (38‑24‑5) |
12 |
| Ducks (37‑27‑3) |
Flyers (31‑23‑12) |
8 |
| Kraken (31‑26‑9) |
Lightning (40‑21‑4) |
3 |
| Canucks (20‑38‑8) |
Panthers (33‑30‑3) |
3 |
| Rangers (28‑31‑8) |
Devils (34‑31‑2) |
3 |
| Golden Knights (31‑22‑14) |
Sabres (41‑20‑6) |
3 |