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 (32‑19‑6) vs Devils (28‑27‑2) |
10 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 27% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 24% | ||
| Lightning (37‑14‑4) vs Maple Leafs (27‑21‑9) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 22% | 22% | 17% | 12% | 21% | ||
| Blue Jackets (29‑20‑7) vs Bruins (32‑20‑5) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 12% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 21% | ||
| Flyers (25‑20‑11) vs Capitals (29‑23‑7) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 24% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Islanders (32‑21‑5) vs Canadiens (32‑17‑8) |
1 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 25% | 23% | 16% | 13% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Senators (28‑22‑7) vs Red Wings (33‑19‑6) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 12% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 4% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 20% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 20% | ||