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 (8‑5‑3) vs Golden Knights (11‑5‑2) |
4 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 56% | ||
| Wild (12‑3‑3) vs Lightning (10‑3‑2) |
1 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Avalanche (9‑6‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑7‑3) |
1 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑7‑2) vs Canadiens (10‑3‑3) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑12‑1) vs Hurricanes (13‑3‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Devils (11‑5‑0) vs Islanders (7‑6‑2) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Flames (7‑9‑1) vs Flyers (4‑10‑4) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Mammoth (10‑6‑1) vs Senators (10‑6‑1) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Panthers (9‑5‑2) vs Capitals (8‑6‑0) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 54% | ||
| Kings (5‑7‑2) vs Penguins (5‑9‑2) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 9% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Kraken (9‑5‑1) vs Rangers (9‑7‑1) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 55% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 55% | ||