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 (39‑19‑6) vs Sharks (30‑25‑6) |
2 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 49% | 36% | 11% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 37% | 38% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑26‑11) vs Canadiens (34‑18‑10) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 37% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Canucks (19‑36‑8) vs Senators (31‑22‑9) |
0 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 37% | 12% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 46% | 35% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Panthers (31‑29‑3) vs Red Wings (36‑21‑7) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 46% | 38% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 35% | 14% | 5% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Flames (25‑30‑7) vs Capitals (31‑26‑7) |
0 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 37% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Blues (25‑29‑9) vs Islanders (36‑23‑5) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 37% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 37% | 12% | 5% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rangers (24‑30‑8) vs Flyers (29‑22‑11) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 37% | 13% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 37% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Blue Jackets (32‑21‑9) vs Kings (25‑23‑14) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 12% | 5% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Penguins (32‑17‑14) vs Hurricanes (40‑17‑6) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 45% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 44% | 37% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||