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 (44‑21‑8) vs Kraken (32‑29‑10) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 58% | 37% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 40% | 47% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Senators (38‑24‑10) vs Lightning (44‑21‑6) |
1 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 31% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 46% | 46% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Predators (34‑29‑9) vs Canadiens (40‑21‑10) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 54% | 41% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 52% | 40% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Islanders (41‑27‑5) vs Panthers (35‑33‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 52% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wild (41‑20‑12) vs Bruins (40‑24‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 52% | 41% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 52% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Devils (37‑32‑2) vs Hurricanes (45‑20‑6) |
0 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Stars (43‑18‑11) vs Penguins (36‑20‑16) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Capitals (36‑28‑9) vs Golden Knights (32‑26‑15) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 54% | 39% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (35‑24‑12) vs Red Wings (39‑25‑8) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 39% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sharks (32‑31‑7) vs Blue Jackets (38‑23‑11) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 54% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blues (30‑30‑11) vs Maple Leafs (31‑29‑13) |
0 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 53% | 40% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||