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 (43‑20‑6) vs Kings (28‑24‑16) |
1 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 68% | 29% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kings Wins | - | - | - | 54% | 39% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oilers (34‑27‑9) vs Lightning (42‑21‑4) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 70% | 26% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 59% | 36% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Islanders (39‑25‑5) vs Canadiens (37‑21‑10) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 33% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 33% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins (38‑23‑8) vs Red Wings (38‑23‑8) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 61% | 34% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs (29‑28‑13) vs Senators (35‑24‑9) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penguins (34‑18‑16) vs Jets (28‑29‑11) |
0 | Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 33% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Jets Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets (36‑21‑11) vs Kraken (31‑28‑9) |
0 | Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kraken Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (33‑23‑12) vs Sharks (32‑29‑6) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 33% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 62% | 33% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Panthers (34‑31‑3) vs Flames (27‑34‑7) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Flames Wins | - | - | - | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||