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 (5‑4‑3) vs Ducks (5‑6‑1) |
3 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Jets (4‑5‑3) vs Lightning (7‑3‑1) |
1 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Blues (5‑6‑1) vs Bruins (9‑3‑1) |
1 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Predators (4‑3‑5) vs Capitals (7‑4‑0) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Penguins (5‑6‑1) vs Mammoth (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Golden Knights (9‑4‑1) vs Devils (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Wild (9‑3‑2) vs Islanders (6‑4‑2) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Kings (3‑6‑2) vs Senators (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Blue Jackets (5‑5‑0) vs Hurricanes (10‑2‑2) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Canadiens (7‑3‑2) vs Stars (7‑4‑1) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | 4% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Blackhawks (4‑8‑0) vs Red Wings (5‑4‑3) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||