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 Western 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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| Islanders (0‑3‑0) |
Oilers (2‑0‑1) |
5 |
| Golden Knights (2‑0‑2) |
Bruins (3‑1‑0) |
5 |
| Hockey Club (2‑2‑0) |
Sharks (0‑1‑2) |
5 |
| Stars (3‑0‑0) |
Canucks (1‑2‑0) |
5 |
| Kings (1‑2‑1) |
Penguins (2‑2‑0) |
4 |
| Blue Jackets (1‑2‑0) |
Avalanche (3‑0‑1) |
4 |
| Canadiens (3‑1‑0) |
Predators (2‑1‑1) |
4 |
| Flyers (1‑1‑1) |
Jets (2‑1‑0) |
4 |
| Senators (1‑3‑0) |
Kraken (2‑0‑1) |
4 |
| Ducks (2‑1‑0) |
Hurricanes (3‑0‑0) |
4 |
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
Wild (2‑2‑0) |
3 |