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 (4‑4‑3) vs Sharks (6‑5‑1) |
3 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 68% | ||
| Predators (4‑3‑4) vs Islanders (5‑4‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Flyers (3‑7‑3) vs Blue Jackets (4‑5‑0) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Red Wings (4‑4‑3) vs Oilers (8‑2‑1) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Blues (5‑5‑1) vs Canadiens (6‑3‑2) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Jets (4‑4‑3) vs Panthers (6‑4‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Kings (2‑5‑2) vs Rangers (7‑5‑1) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Flames (4‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (7‑4‑2) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Bruins (9‑2‑1) vs Hurricanes (9‑2‑2) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Senators (8‑4‑0) vs Golden Knights (8‑4‑1) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Stars (7‑3‑1) vs Devils (7‑4‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 3% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 66% | ||