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 (7‑4‑3) vs Senators (9‑6‑1) |
4 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 55% | ||
| Hurricanes (12‑3‑2) vs Islanders (7‑5‑2) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Flyers (4‑9‑4) vs Rangers (8‑7‑1) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Devils (10‑5‑0) vs Blues (7‑7‑1) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Blues Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Bruins (11‑4‑1) vs Penguins (5‑8‑2) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Golden Knights (10‑5‑2) vs Red Wings (7‑6‑3) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑10‑1) vs Panthers (8‑5‑2) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Canadiens (9‑3‑3) vs Mammoth (10‑6‑0) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Blue Jackets (6‑7‑0) vs Stars (9‑5‑1) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||