Where are the Sabres going in the playoff? The Sabres playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Sabres will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record | Metropolitan Divisional Winners | Atlantic Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | DivisionDiv | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | OTLi Overtime Loses |
GPi Games Played 84 game season |
Ptsi Pts = 2*W + 1*OTL |
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 |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 3i Rangers Recent Games Lost Tue, Sep 29 @ Bruins 0-3 Won Thu, Oct 01 vs Lightning 5-1 Won Fri, Oct 02 @ Red Wings 2-0 Won Sun, Oct 04 vs Mammoth 4-2 Tue, Oct 06 vs Islanders Fri, Oct 09 @ Capitals Sun, Oct 11 vs Canucks Tue, Oct 13 vs Lightning |
1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 42% |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 2 Penguins Recent Games Won Wed, Sep 30 @ Flyers 7-0 Won Sat, Oct 03 vs Canadiens 6-5 Lost Mon, Oct 05 vs Jets 2-3 Wed, Oct 07 @ Capitals Fri, Oct 09 @ B. Jackets Sat, Oct 10 vs Stars Tue, Oct 13 @ Blackhawks |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16% | 14% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 1 Hurricanes Recent Games Lost Tue, Sep 29 vs Panthers 0-1 Lost Fri, Oct 02 vs Capitals 2-5 Won Sat, Oct 03 @ Flyers 3-2 Tue, Oct 06 @ Canadiens Thu, Oct 08 vs Canucks Sat, Oct 10 @ Blackhawks Sun, Oct 11 @ Flyers |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 2 Senators Recent Games Won Sat, Oct 03 @ M. Leafs 3-2 Won Mon, Oct 05 @ Bruins 4-1 Tue, Oct 06 @ Red Wings Thu, Oct 08 vs Flyers Sat, Oct 10 vs Predators Mon, Oct 12 @ Devils |
0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 25% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 37% |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 2 Lightning Recent Games Lost Thu, Oct 01 @ Rangers 1-5 Won Sat, Oct 03 vs Capitals 3-1 Won Mon, Oct 05 vs Flyers 4-1 Thu, Oct 08 vs Wild Sat, Oct 10 @ Islanders Tue, Oct 13 @ Rangers Thu, Oct 15 vs Kraken |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 15% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 46% |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 1 Panthers Recent Games Won Tue, Sep 29 @ H.canes 1-0 Lost Thu, Oct 01 @ Sharks 3-4 Lost Sun, Oct 04 @ Ducks 2-3 Tue, Oct 06 @ Kings Sat, Oct 10 vs Wild Mon, Oct 12 @ Sabres Tue, Oct 13 @ B. Jackets |
0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 10% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 52% |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 2 Bruins Recent Games Won Tue, Sep 29 vs Rangers 3-0 Won Fri, Oct 02 @ Jets 4-3 Lost Sat, Oct 03 @ Wild 1-4 Lost Mon, Oct 05 vs Senators 1-4 Thu, Oct 08 vs Mammoth Sat, Oct 10 vs Flyers Tue, Oct 13 @ Sharks Fri, Oct 16 @ Ducks |
2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 12% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 48% |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 1 Canadiens Recent Games Won Tue, Sep 29 @ M. Leafs 3-2 Lost Sat, Oct 03 @ Penguins 5-6 Tue, Oct 06 vs H.canes Thu, Oct 08 vs Predators Sat, Oct 10 vs Red Wings Tue, Oct 13 vs Sabres |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 6% | 48% |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 1 Islanders Recent Games Lost Wed, Sep 30 @ M. Leafs 1-2 Won Sat, Oct 03 vs Devils 6-0 Tue, Oct 06 @ Rangers Thu, Oct 08 vs Blackhawks Sat, Oct 10 vs Lightning Tue, Oct 13 vs Canucks |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 1 Capitals Recent Games Won Fri, Oct 02 @ H.canes 5-2 Lost Sat, Oct 03 @ Lightning 1-3 Wed, Oct 07 vs Penguins Fri, Oct 09 vs Rangers Sun, Oct 11 vs Kraken Tue, Oct 13 @ H.canes |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 1 Blue Jackets Recent Games Won Thu, Oct 01 vs Sabres 6-3 Lost Sat, Oct 03 vs Mammoth 1-4 Fri, Oct 09 vs Penguins Sat, Oct 10 @ Blues Tue, Oct 13 vs Panthers Sat, Oct 17 vs Rangers |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 49% |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 1 Sabres Recent Games Lost Thu, Oct 01 @ B. Jackets 3-6 Won Sat, Oct 03 vs Blackhawks 4-3 Tue, Oct 06 vs Wild Thu, Oct 08 vs Stars Sat, Oct 10 vs Mammoth Mon, Oct 12 vs Panthers |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 12% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 50% |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 1 Devils Recent Games Won Thu, Oct 01 vs Flyers 3-2 Lost Sat, Oct 03 @ Islanders 0-6 Tue, Oct 06 vs Mammoth Sat, Oct 10 vs Canucks Mon, Oct 12 vs Senators Tue, Oct 13 @ Red Wings |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 51% |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 1 Maple Leafs Recent Games Lost Tue, Sep 29 vs Canadiens 2-3 Won Wed, Sep 30 vs Islanders 2-1 Lost Sat, Oct 03 vs Senators 2-3 Tue, Oct 06 vs Predators Thu, Oct 08 @ G. Knights Sat, Oct 10 @ Avalanche Tue, Oct 13 @ Mammoth |
2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 54% |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 0 Flyers Recent Games Lost Wed, Sep 30 vs Penguins 0-7 Lost Thu, Oct 01 @ Devils 2-3 Lost Sat, Oct 03 vs H.canes 2-3 Lost Mon, Oct 05 @ Lightning 1-4 Thu, Oct 08 @ Senators Sat, Oct 10 @ Bruins Sun, Oct 11 vs H.canes Tue, Oct 13 vs Kraken |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4% | 9% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 63% |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 0 Red Wings Recent Games Lost Fri, Oct 02 vs Rangers 0-2 Lost Sun, Oct 04 vs Jets 2-3 Tue, Oct 06 vs Senators Fri, Oct 09 vs Kraken Sat, Oct 10 @ Canadiens Tue, Oct 13 vs Devils |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 5% | 9% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 62% |
| Record | Total | Home (24%) |
Away (25%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | OTL | Pts | |||
| (1)Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| (2)Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| (8)Canadiens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (7)Bruins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| (14)Maple Leafs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| (3)Panthers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| (16)Red Wings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (1)Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (2)Penguins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (11)Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (10)Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (9)Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (13)Devils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (3)Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (15)Flyers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Elimination | 50% | ||||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Jackets (1‑1‑0) |
3‑6 | Away | Thu Oct 1, 7:00 pm |
| 1 | Blackhawks (0‑3‑0) |
4‑3 | Home | Sat Oct 3, 7:00 pm |
| 2 | Wild (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Oct 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 2 | Stars (1‑2‑0) |
Home | Thu Oct 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 2 | Mammoth (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Sat Oct 10, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
Home | Mon Oct 12, 1:00 pm | |
| 3 | Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
Away | Tue Oct 13, 6:30 pm | |
| 3 | Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) |
Away | Thu Oct 15, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
Away | Sat Oct 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 4 | Flyers (0‑2‑2) |
Home | Wed Oct 21, 7:30 pm | |
| 4 | Capitals (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Sat Oct 24, 7:00 pm | |
| 5 | Sharks (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Tue Oct 27, 10:30 pm | |
| 5 | Ducks (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Oct 29, 10:00 pm | |
| 5 | Kings (0‑1‑1) |
Away | Sat Oct 31, 4:00 pm | |
| 6 | Senators (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 4, 7:30 pm | |
| 6 | Blue Jackets (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 6 | Golden Knights (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Sun Nov 8, 3:30 pm | |
| 7 | Lightning (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 11, 7:00 pm | |
| 7 | Blackhawks (0‑3‑0) |
Away | Thu Nov 12, 8:00 pm | |
| 7 | Stars (1‑2‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 14, 8:00 pm | |
| 8 | Flyers (0‑2‑2) |
Away | Tue Nov 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 8 | Capitals (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Thu Nov 19, 7:00 pm | |
| 8 | Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
Away | Sat Nov 21, 6:00 pm | |
| 8 | Lightning (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Sun Nov 22, 5:00 pm | |
| 9 | Rangers (3‑1‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 9 | Penguins (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 27, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Oilers (2‑0‑1) |
Away | Tue Dec 1, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Flames (0‑3‑0) |
Away | Thu Dec 3, 8:00 pm | |
| 10 | Canucks (2‑2‑0) |
Away | Fri Dec 4, 9:00 pm | |
| 10 | Kraken (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Sun Dec 6, 8:00 pm | |
| 11 | Oilers (2‑0‑1) |
Home | Thu Dec 10, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Ducks (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Dec 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Senators (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Dec 14, 2:00 pm | |
| 12 | Flames (0‑3‑0) |
Home | Tue Dec 15, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
Home | Fri Dec 18, 7:30 pm | |
| 12 | Kings (0‑1‑1) |
Home | Sun Dec 20, 6:00 pm | |
| 13 | Penguins (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Tue Dec 22, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Devils (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Sat Dec 26, 7:00 pm | |
| 14 | Red Wings (0‑2‑0) |
Home | Mon Dec 28, 7:00 pm | |
| 14 | Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
Away | Wed Dec 30, 7:00 pm | |
| 14 | Lightning (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Jets (2‑0‑1) |
Home | Mon Jan 4, 7:30 pm | |
| 15 | Bruins (2‑2‑0) |
Away | Tue Jan 5, 7:30 pm | |
| 15 | Blue Jackets (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Fri Jan 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) |
Home | Sat Jan 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 16 | Devils (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Tue Jan 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 16 | Avalanche (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Jan 14, 7:30 pm | |
| 16 | Predators (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Sat Jan 16, 7:00 pm | |
| 17 | Canadiens (1‑0‑1) |
Home | Mon Jan 18, 2:00 pm | |
| 17 | Islanders (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Wed Jan 20, 7:00 pm | |
| 17 | Kraken (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Thu Jan 21, 7:00 pm | |
| 17 | Jets (2‑0‑1) |
Away | Sun Jan 24, 3:00 pm | |
| 18 | Mammoth (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Wed Jan 27, 9:00 pm | |
| 18 | Golden Knights (2‑1‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 28, 10:00 pm | |
| 18 | Avalanche (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 30, 5:00 pm | |
| 19 | Islanders (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Wed Feb 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 20 | Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) |
Away | Sat Feb 13, 7:00 pm | |
| 21 | Rangers (3‑1‑0) |
Away | Mon Feb 15, 6:00 pm | |
| 21 | Hurricanes (1‑1‑1) |
Home | Thu Feb 18, 7:00 pm | |
| 21 | Devils (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Sat Feb 20, 1:30 pm | |
| 21 | Red Wings (0‑2‑0) |
Away | Sun Feb 21, 3:30 pm | |
| 22 | Flyers (0‑2‑2) |
Away | Wed Feb 24, 7:00 pm | |
| 22 | Senators (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Feb 26, 7:30 pm | |
| 22 | Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) |
Home | Sat Feb 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Penguins (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Tue Mar 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Blues (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Thu Mar 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Rangers (3‑1‑0) |
Home | Sat Mar 6, 3:00 pm | |
| 23 | Senators (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 7, 3:00 pm | |
| 24 | Canucks (2‑2‑0) |
Home | Tue Mar 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Red Wings (0‑2‑0) |
Away | Fri Mar 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 24 | Wild (2‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 14, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Sharks (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Mon Mar 15, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Capitals (1‑1‑0) |
Home | Thu Mar 18, 7:30 pm | |
| 25 | Panthers (1‑0‑2) |
Home | Sat Mar 20, 1:00 pm | |
| 25 | Islanders (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 21, 3:00 pm | |
| 26 | Bruins (2‑2‑0) |
Away | Tue Mar 23, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) |
Home | Thu Mar 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Blues (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 28, 8:30 pm | |
| 27 | Predators (1‑1‑0) |
Away | Tue Mar 30, 8:00 pm | |
| 27 | Bruins (2‑2‑0) |
Home | Thu Apr 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Maple Leafs (1‑2‑0) |
Away | Sat Apr 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Lightning (2‑1‑0) |
Home | Mon Apr 5, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Bruins (2‑2‑0) |
Home | Wed Apr 7, 7:30 pm | |
| 28 | Red Wings (0‑2‑0) |
Home | Sat Apr 10, 6:00 pm |