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 Eastern 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 | |
| Senators (18‑13‑4) |
Sabres (17‑14‑4) |
11 |
| Bruins (20‑16‑1) |
Canadiens (19‑12‑5) |
10 |
| Islanders (19‑13‑4) |
Devils (20‑15‑1) |
10 |
| Hurricanes (22‑10‑3) |
Panthers (19‑14‑2) |
10 |
| Capitals (19‑12‑5) |
Rangers (18‑16‑4) |
9 |
| Red Wings (21‑13‑3) |
Stars (25‑7‑5) |
9 |
| Maple Leafs (15‑15‑5) |
Penguins (15‑11‑9) |
9 |
| Lightning (19‑13‑3) |
Blues (14‑15‑8) |
8 |
| Flyers (17‑10‑7) |
Canucks (15‑17‑3) |
8 |
| Kings (15‑10‑9) |
Blue Jackets (14‑15‑6) |
5 |