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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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Sharks (3‑1‑0) |
Oilers (3‑0‑1) |
5 |
| Senators (3‑1‑0) |
Predators (2‑1‑1) |
5 |
| Penguins (2‑2‑1) |
Stars (2‑2‑0) |
5 |
| Golden Knights (4‑1‑0) |
Kings (0‑2‑1) |
5 |
| Flames (0‑4‑0) |
Ducks (3‑1‑0) |
5 |
| Capitals (3‑1‑0) |
Kraken (3‑2‑0) |
4 |
| Blues (1‑2‑1) |
Blue Jackets (2‑1‑0) |
4 |
| Avalanche (3‑1‑0) |
Maple Leafs (2‑2‑1) |
4 |
| Panthers (2‑0‑2) |
Wild (2‑1‑1) |
4 |
| Devils (1‑2‑0) |
Canucks (2‑3‑0) |
3 |
| Blackhawks (1‑4‑0) |
Hurricanes (3‑1‑1) |
3 |
| Sabres (2‑2‑0) |
Mammoth (3‑2‑0) |
3 |