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 (1‑1‑0) vs Wild (2‑0‑0) |
2 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Kings (0‑1‑1) vs Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
1 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Predators (1‑1‑0) vs Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Rangers (3‑1‑0) vs Islanders (1‑1‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 52% | ||
| Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) vs Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Mammoth (2‑1‑0) vs Devils (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Flyers (0‑1‑2) vs Lightning (1‑1‑0) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Senators (1‑0‑0) vs Bruins (2‑1‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Penguins (2‑0‑0) vs Jets (1‑0‑1) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 11% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 11% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 51% | ||