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) |
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|---|---|---|
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| Flyers (34‑23‑12) |
Blue Jackets (37‑22‑11) |
23 |
| Islanders (40‑26‑5) |
Blackhawks (26‑31‑13) |
19 |
| Rangers (28‑33‑9) |
Senators (36‑24‑9) |
17 |
| Penguins (35‑19‑16) |
Avalanche (46‑13‑10) |
16 |
| Bruins (39‑23‑8) |
Maple Leafs (29‑29‑13) |
16 |
| Canadiens (38‑21‑10) |
Hurricanes (45‑19‑6) |
13 |
| Blues (28‑30‑11) |
Capitals (35‑27‑9) |
9 |
| Ducks (38‑27‑4) |
Sabres (44‑20‑6) |
2 |
| Panthers (34‑32‑3) |
Kraken (31‑29‑9) |
2 |
| Stars (43‑16‑11) |
Devils (35‑32‑2) |
2 |
| Flames (28‑34‑7) |
Lightning (43‑21‑4) |
2 |