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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| Stars (21‑7‑5) |
Kings (14‑8‑9) |
8 |
| Sharks (16‑14‑3) |
Flames (13‑16‑4) |
8 |
| Bruins (19‑14‑0) |
Hockey Club (16‑15‑3) |
7 |
| Penguins (14‑8‑9) |
Oilers (15‑12‑6) |
7 |
| Blues (12‑14‑7) |
Predators (12‑15‑4) |
6 |
| Kraken (12‑12‑6) |
Avalanche (23‑2‑7) |
6 |
| Jets (15‑15‑1) |
Senators (14‑13‑4) |
6 |
| Maple Leafs (14‑12‑5) |
Blackhawks (13‑13‑6) |
5 |
| Wild (19‑9‑5) |
Capitals (18‑10‑4) |
5 |
| Rangers (16‑13‑4) |
Ducks (19‑12‑1) |
4 |