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) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Kraken (7‑3‑1) |
Wild (6‑3‑2) |
6 |
| Blues (5‑4‑1) |
Hurricanes (8‑2‑2) |
6 |
| Bruins (8‑2‑1) |
Sharks (6‑4‑1) |
6 |
| Penguins (4‑6‑1) |
Predators (3‑3‑3) |
6 |
| Blackhawks (3‑7‑0) |
Panthers (5‑4‑2) |
5 |
| Flames (3‑6‑0) |
Red Wings (4‑3‑3) |
5 |
| Jets (4‑3‑3) |
Canadiens (5‑3‑2) |
5 |
| Oilers (8‑1‑1) |
Maple Leafs (6‑4‑2) |
5 |
| Blue Jackets (3‑5‑0) |
Golden Knights (8‑4‑0) |
5 |
| Devils (6‑4‑0) |
Kings (2‑4‑2) |
5 |
| Flyers (3‑6‑3) |
Ducks (4‑6‑0) |
5 |
| Stars (6‑3‑1) |
Islanders (5‑3‑2) |
4 |
| Mammoth (7‑4‑0) |
Lightning (7‑3‑0) |
4 |