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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| Bruins (36‑22‑6) |
Sharks (30‑26‑6) |
17 |
| Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
Kings (26‑23‑15) |
16 |
| Kraken (29‑25‑9) |
Avalanche (43‑11‑9) |
15 |
| Golden Knights (29‑22‑14) |
Penguins (32‑17‑15) |
15 |
| Stars (40‑14‑10) |
Oilers (32‑25‑8) |
14 |
| Canucks (19‑37‑8) |
Predators (29‑27‑8) |
12 |
| Mammoth (34‑26‑5) |
Blackhawks (24‑29‑11) |
6 |
| Jets (26‑27‑10) |
Rangers (26‑30‑8) |
5 |
| Maple Leafs (27‑27‑11) |
Ducks (36‑25‑3) |
4 |
| Hurricanes (41‑17‑6) |
Blues (25‑29‑10) |
3 |
| Wild (38‑16‑11) |
Flyers (30‑23‑11) |
3 |
| Devils (32‑30‑2) |
Flames (25‑32‑7) |
3 |