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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| Kings (19‑16‑11) |
Ducks (22‑21‑3) |
14 |
| Bruins (26‑19‑2) |
Kraken (21‑15‑9) |
10 |
| Capitals (24‑17‑6) |
Sharks (23‑19‑3) |
10 |
| Hockey Club (23‑20‑4) |
Stars (27‑11‑9) |
9 |
| Oilers (23‑16‑8) |
Islanders (25‑16‑5) |
9 |
| Avalanche (33‑4‑8) |
Predators (22‑20‑4) |
9 |
| Blackhawks (19‑20‑7) |
Flames (19‑23‑4) |
7 |
| Golden Knights (22‑11‑12) |
Maple Leafs (23‑16‑7) |
7 |
| Wild (26‑12‑9) |
Jets (18‑22‑5) |
6 |
| Blues (18‑21‑8) |
Lightning (29‑13‑3) |
5 |
| Blue Jackets (20‑19‑7) |
Canucks (16‑25‑5) |
3 |