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 (8‑6‑3) vs Lightning (11‑4‑2) |
4 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 61% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑4) vs Canadiens (11‑3‑3) |
2 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (10‑8‑1) vs Flames (8‑9‑1) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blue Jackets (7‑8‑0) vs Panthers (9‑7‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Capitals (9‑6‑0) vs Senators (11‑6‑1) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Jets (7‑8‑3) vs Devils (13‑5‑0) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Flyers (5‑10‑5) vs Oilers (13‑3‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Penguins (6‑10‑2) vs Sharks (8‑11‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑9‑2) vs Avalanche (10‑6‑2) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑8‑3) vs Blues (7‑8‑2) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 59% | ||