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 (8‑7‑4) vs Stars (10‑6‑2) |
3 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 71% | ||
| Avalanche (11‑6‑3) vs Canadiens (12‑3‑4) |
2 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Senators (12‑6‑2) vs Penguins (7‑10‑2) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Red Wings (7‑10‑3) vs Lightning (13‑4‑2) |
1 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Devils (14‑6‑0) vs Capitals (10‑7‑0) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Blue Jackets (7‑10‑0) vs Flyers (5‑10‑6) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Ducks (10‑8‑1) vs Islanders (8‑6‑4) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Maple Leafs (8‑11‑2) vs Oilers (14‑3‑3) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Canucks (3‑16‑1) vs Rangers (11‑8‑1) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Hurricanes (15‑3‑2) vs Kraken (9‑7‑1) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Panthers (11‑7‑2) vs Blues (9‑8‑2) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Bruins (13‑5‑1) vs Wild (14‑3‑4) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 2% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 69% | ||