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 (4‑4‑1) vs Blue Jackets (4‑4‑0) |
3 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Penguins (6‑2‑1) vs Blues (3‑4‑1) |
1 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Predators (4‑4‑2) vs Lightning (3‑4‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Ducks (4‑3‑1) vs Panthers (5‑5‑0) |
1 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Canucks (5‑5‑0) vs Rangers (3‑5‑2) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 4% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Capitals (6‑3‑0) vs Stars (5‑3‑1) |
1 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Kraken (5‑2‑2) vs Canadiens (7‑3‑0) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 58% | ||
| Hurricanes (6‑2‑0) vs Golden Knights (5‑1‑3) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Avalanche (5‑1‑4) vs Devils (8‑1‑0) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Bruins (4‑6‑0) vs Senators (4‑4‑1) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Flames (2‑7‑1) vs Maple Leafs (4‑4‑1) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 13% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 57% | ||