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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| Sabres (32‑18‑6) |
Penguins (28‑15‑12) |
17 |
| Devils (28‑26‑2) |
Islanders (31‑21‑5) |
14 |
| Capitals (28‑23‑7) |
Predators (26‑23‑7) |
10 |
| Flyers (25‑20‑10) |
Senators (27‑22‑7) |
9 |
| Lightning (36‑14‑4) |
Panthers (29‑24‑3) |
9 |
| Rangers (22‑28‑6) |
Hurricanes (35‑15‑6) |
3 |