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NHL - Week 4 of 28

Sabres Most Important Games

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.

Sabres Most Important Games
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%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs