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 (6‑8‑4) vs Oilers (9‑7‑4) |
3 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 81% | ||
| Kings (10‑5‑4) vs Capitals (8‑8‑2) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Devils (13‑4‑1) vs Lightning (9‑7‑2) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑5‑1) vs Bruins (12‑8‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Stars (12‑4‑3) vs Islanders (10‑7‑2) |
1 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Blues (6‑9‑4) vs Maple Leafs (8‑9‑2) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Golden Knights (8‑4‑6) vs Rangers (10‑8‑2) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Kraken (9‑4‑5) vs Red Wings (11‑7‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Panthers (9‑8‑1) vs Canucks (9‑9‑2) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 80% | ||
| Blue Jackets (9‑7‑2) vs Canadiens (10‑6‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 79% | ||