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 (40‑20‑6) vs Maple Leafs (28‑27‑11) |
2 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 47% | 36% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 33% | 39% | 18% | 6% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Sharks (31‑26‑6) vs Canadiens (36‑18‑10) |
1 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | 45% | 38% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 36% | 16% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Stars (41‑14‑10) vs Red Wings (36‑23‑7) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 38% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 36% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Hurricanes (41‑18‑6) vs Lightning (40‑20‑4) |
0 | Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 48% | 33% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 39% | 41% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Capitals (33‑27‑7) vs Bruins (36‑23‑6) |
0 | Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 38% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Ducks (36‑26‑3) vs Senators (32‑23‑9) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 37% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 37% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Flyers (31‑23‑11) vs Blue Jackets (33‑21‑11) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 38% | 15% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 38% | 14% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Wild (38‑16‑12) vs Rangers (27‑30‑8) |
0 | Wild Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 37% | 14% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Mammoth (34‑26‑6) vs Penguins (32‑18‑15) |
0 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 14% | 5% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Kings (26‑23‑15) vs Islanders (37‑23‑5) |
0 | Kings Wins | - | - | - | 43% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 42% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ||