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 | |||
| Bruins (43‑26‑10) vs Lightning (48‑25‑6) |
1 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 81% | 15% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 27% | 11% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Blue Jackets (39‑28‑12) vs Canadiens (47‑22‑10) |
1 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 79% | 18% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 67% | 23% | 10% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Islanders (43‑31‑5) vs Senators (42‑27‑10) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penguins (41‑22‑16) vs Capitals (40‑30‑9) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Mammoth (42‑30‑6) vs Hurricanes (51‑22‑6) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Red Wings (41‑29‑9) vs Devils (40‑36‑3) |
0 | Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Stars (47‑20‑12) vs Rangers (33‑37‑9) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Jets (35‑31‑12) vs Flyers (40‑27‑12) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maple Leafs (32‑33‑14) vs Panthers (37‑38‑4) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 71% | 22% | 7% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||