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 (2‑3‑0) vs Panthers (2‑1‑2) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Hurricanes (5‑1‑1) vs Capitals (3‑2‑0) |
1 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Mammoth (4‑2‑0) vs Maple Leafs (3‑2‑1) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Blackhawks (1‑5‑0) vs Penguins (3‑2‑1) |
1 | Blackhawks Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Kraken (4‑2‑0) vs Flyers (0‑5‑2) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Sharks (3‑2‑0) vs Bruins (4‑2‑0) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 57% | ||
| Rangers (5‑2‑0) vs Lightning (4‑1‑0) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 57% | ||
| Islanders (2‑3‑0) vs Canucks (2‑5‑0) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 56% | ||
| Senators (4‑1‑0) vs Devils (2‑2‑0) |
0 | Senators Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||