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 82 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 |
| Devils | MetropolitanMet | 2i Devils Recent Games Won Fri, Oct 04 @ Sabres 4-1 Won Sat, Oct 05 vs Sabres 3-1 Thu, Oct 10 vs M. Leafs Sat, Oct 12 @ Capitals Mon, Oct 14 vs Hockey Club Tue, Oct 15 @ H.canes |
0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16% | 13% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 7% | 45% |
| Capitals | MetropolitanMet | 0 Capitals Recent Games Sat, Oct 12 vs Devils Tue, Oct 15 vs G. Knights Thu, Oct 17 vs Stars Sat, Oct 19 @ Devils |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 13% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Penguins | MetropolitanMet | 0 Penguins Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 vs Rangers Thu, Oct 10 @ Red Wings Sat, Oct 12 @ M. Leafs Mon, Oct 14 @ Canadiens |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Panthers | AtlanticAtl | 1 Panthers Recent Games Won Tue, Oct 08 vs Bruins 6-4 Thu, Oct 10 @ Senators Sat, Oct 12 @ Sabres Mon, Oct 14 @ Bruins Tue, Oct 15 @ B. Jackets |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 17% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Canadiens | AtlanticAtl | 0 Canadiens Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 vs M. Leafs Thu, Oct 10 @ Bruins Sat, Oct 12 vs Senators Mon, Oct 14 vs Penguins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Red Wings | AtlanticAtl | 0 Red Wings Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Penguins Sat, Oct 12 vs Predators Mon, Oct 14 @ Rangers Thu, Oct 17 vs Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Islanders | MetropolitanMet | 0 Islanders Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Hockey Club Sat, Oct 12 @ Stars Mon, Oct 14 @ Avalanche Thu, Oct 17 @ Blues |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 13% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Flyers | MetropolitanMet | 0 Flyers Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 @ Canucks Sat, Oct 12 @ Flames Tue, Oct 15 @ Oilers Thu, Oct 17 @ Kraken |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 50% |
| Rangers | MetropolitanMet | 0 Rangers Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 @ Penguins Sat, Oct 12 vs Hockey Club Mon, Oct 14 vs Red Wings Thu, Oct 17 @ Red Wings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 7% | 6% | 51% |
| Blue Jackets | MetropolitanMet | 0 Blue Jackets Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 @ Wild Sat, Oct 12 @ Avalanche Tue, Oct 15 vs Panthers Thu, Oct 17 vs Sabres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Hurricanes | MetropolitanMet | 0 Hurricanes Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 vs Lightning Sat, Oct 12 @ Lightning Tue, Oct 15 vs Devils Fri, Oct 18 @ Penguins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 12% | 12% | - | - | - | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Lightning | AtlanticAtl | 0 Lightning Recent Games Fri, Oct 11 @ H.canes Sat, Oct 12 vs H.canes Tue, Oct 15 vs Canucks Thu, Oct 17 vs G. Knights |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Maple Leafs | AtlanticAtl | 0 Maple Leafs Recent Games Wed, Oct 09 @ Canadiens Thu, Oct 10 @ Devils Sat, Oct 12 vs Penguins Wed, Oct 16 vs Kings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Senators | AtlanticAtl | 0 Senators Recent Games Thu, Oct 10 vs Panthers Sat, Oct 12 @ Canadiens Mon, Oct 14 vs Kings Thu, Oct 17 vs Devils |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 13% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 50% |
| Bruins | AtlanticAtl | 0 Bruins Recent Games Lost Tue, Oct 08 @ Panthers 4-6 Thu, Oct 10 vs Canadiens Sat, Oct 12 vs Kings Mon, Oct 14 vs Panthers Wed, Oct 16 @ Avalanche |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 9% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 54% |
| Sabres | AtlanticAtl | 0 Sabres Recent Games Lost Fri, Oct 04 vs Devils 1-4 Lost Sat, Oct 05 @ Devils 1-3 Thu, Oct 10 vs Kings Sat, Oct 12 vs Panthers Wed, Oct 16 @ Penguins Thu, Oct 17 @ B. Jackets |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Record | Total | Home (20%) |
Away (25%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | OTL | Pts | |||
| (1)Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (2)Canadiens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (13)Maple Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (12)Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (3)Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (14)Senators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| (15)Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| (1)Devils | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| (11)Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (2)Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (9)Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (7)Islanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (10)Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (8)Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| (3)Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Elimination | 55% | ||||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
1‑4 | Home | Fri Oct 4, 1:00 pm |
| 1 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
1‑3 | Away | Sat Oct 5, 10:00 am |
| 2 | Kings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Oct 10, 7:00 pm | |
| 2 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Oct 12, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Oct 16, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Oct 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 3 | Blackhawks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Oct 19, 8:00 pm | |
| 4 | Stars (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Oct 22, 7:00 pm | |
| 4 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Oct 26, 1:00 pm | |
| 5 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Oct 28, 7:00 pm | |
| 5 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 5 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 2, 7:00 pm | |
| 6 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Nov 5, 7:00 pm | |
| 6 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Nov 7, 7:00 pm | |
| 6 | Flames (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Nov 9, 1:00 pm | |
| 7 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Nov 11, 12:30 pm | |
| 7 | Blues (1‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Nov 14, 7:30 pm | |
| 7 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 16, 7:00 pm | |
| 8 | Kings (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Nov 20, 10:30 pm | |
| 8 | Ducks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Fri Nov 22, 10:00 pm | |
| 8 | Sharks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 23, 8:00 pm | |
| 9 | Wild (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Nov 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 9 | Canucks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Nov 29, 3:00 pm | |
| 9 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Nov 30, 7:30 pm | |
| 10 | Avalanche (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Dec 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 10 | Jets (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Dec 5, 7:00 pm | |
| 10 | Hockey Club (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Dec 7, 1:00 pm | |
| 11 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Dec 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Dec 11, 7:30 pm | |
| 11 | Capitals (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Dec 14, 7:00 pm | |
| 11 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Dec 15, 5:00 pm | |
| 12 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Dec 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Dec 20, 7:00 pm | |
| 12 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Sat Dec 21, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Islanders (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Dec 23, 7:30 pm | |
| 13 | Blackhawks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Dec 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 13 | Blues (1‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Dec 29, 3:00 pm | |
| 14 | Stars (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Dec 31, 8:00 pm | |
| 14 | Avalanche (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 2, 9:00 pm | |
| 14 | Golden Knights (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 4, 10:00 pm | |
| 15 | Capitals (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Jan 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 9, 7:00 pm | |
| 15 | Kraken (0‑1‑0) |
Home | Sat Jan 11, 4:00 pm | |
| 16 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Wed Jan 15, 6:00 pm | |
| 16 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Jan 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 17 | Kraken (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Mon Jan 20, 4:00 pm | |
| 17 | Canucks (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Jan 21, 10:00 pm | |
| 17 | Flames (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Jan 23, 9:00 pm | |
| 17 | Oilers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Jan 25, 4:00 pm | |
| 18 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Home | Tue Jan 28, 7:00 pm | |
| 18 | Predators (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Fri Jan 31, 7:00 pm | |
| 18 | Devils (2‑0‑0) |
Home | Sun Feb 2, 1:00 pm | |
| 19 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Feb 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 19 | Predators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Feb 8, 8:00 pm | |
| 21 | Rangers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Feb 22, 5:30 pm | |
| 22 | Ducks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Feb 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 22 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Feb 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 22 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Mar 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Canadiens (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Mon Mar 3, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Sharks (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Mar 4, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Mar 6, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Mar 8, 6:00 pm | |
| 24 | Oilers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Mon Mar 10, 6:30 pm | |
| 24 | Red Wings (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Wed Mar 12, 7:30 pm | |
| 24 | Golden Knights (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Mar 15, 12:30 pm | |
| 25 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Away | Mon Mar 17, 7:00 pm | |
| 25 | Hockey Club (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Mar 20, 9:00 pm | |
| 25 | Wild (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Mar 22, 2:00 pm | |
| 25 | Jets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 23, 3:00 pm | |
| 26 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Mar 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Penguins (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Mar 27, 7:00 pm | |
| 26 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Mar 29, 1:00 pm | |
| 26 | Capitals (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Mar 30, 3:00 pm | |
| 27 | Senators (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Tue Apr 1, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Sat Apr 5, 7:00 pm | |
| 27 | Bruins (0‑1‑0) |
Home | Sun Apr 6, 6:00 pm | |
| 28 | Hurricanes (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Apr 8, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Blue Jackets (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Thu Apr 10, 7:00 pm | |
| 28 | Panthers (1‑0‑0) |
Away | Sat Apr 12, 6:00 pm | |
| 28 | Lightning (0‑0‑0) |
Away | Sun Apr 13, 6:00 pm | |
| 29 | Maple Leafs (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Tue Apr 15, 7:00 pm | |
| 29 | Flyers (0‑0‑0) |
Home | Thu Apr 17, 7:00 pm |