The Most Important Games for the Sabres are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sabres final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sabres fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Sabres Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 1* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantage |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Sabres (22‑27‑5) vs Rangers (27‑24‑4) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Canadiens (25‑26‑5) vs Senators (29‑23‑4) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Ducks (24‑24‑6) vs Bruins (27‑24‑6) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Stars (35‑18‑2) vs Devils (31‑20‑6) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Capitals (36‑11‑8) vs Penguins (23‑25‑9) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Oilers (34‑17‑4) vs Flyers (24‑26‑7) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Hurricanes (33‑19‑4) vs Maple Leafs (33‑20‑2) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Blackhawks (17‑31‑7) vs Blue Jackets (26‑22‑8) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Panthers (34‑20‑3) vs Kraken (24‑29‑4) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Red Wings (28‑22‑5) vs Wild (33‑19‑4) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||