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 (0‑1‑0) vs Bruins (2‑0‑0) |
2 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Maple Leafs (1‑0‑0) vs Red Wings (0‑1‑0) |
1 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (1‑1‑0) vs Penguins (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Senators (1‑0‑0) vs Panthers (2‑0‑0) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blue Jackets (0‑1‑0) vs Wild (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 58% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Capitals (0‑1‑0) vs Islanders (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Blackhawks (0‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑0) vs Hurricanes (1‑0‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Devils (0‑1‑0) vs Lightning (0‑1‑0) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||