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 | |||
| Avalanche (26‑17‑1) vs Rangers (20‑20‑2) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Canadiens (20‑18‑4) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑7) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Hurricanes (26‑15‑2) vs Ducks (17‑20‑5) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Stars (27‑13‑1) vs Senators (20‑18‑3) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Kraken (18‑22‑3) vs Red Wings (19‑18‑4) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Flyers (18‑20‑5) vs Panthers (25‑15‑3) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Lightning (22‑15‑3) vs Penguins (18‑18‑8) |
0 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||