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 | |||
| Sharks (13‑26‑6) vs Red Wings (20‑18‑4) |
0 | Sharks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Bruins (21‑19‑5) vs Lightning (23‑15‑3) |
0 | Bruins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Lightning Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Avalanche (26‑17‑1) vs Rangers (20‑20‑2) |
0 | Avalanche Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Canadiens (20‑18‑4) vs Hockey Club (18‑17‑7) |
0 | Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Panthers (25‑15‑3) vs Flyers (18‑20‑5) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Flyers Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Kraken (18‑23‑3) vs Penguins (18‑19‑8) |
0 | Kraken Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Ducks (18‑20‑5) vs Capitals (28‑10‑5) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Islanders (17‑18‑7) vs Senators (21‑18‑3) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Maple Leafs (27‑15‑2) vs Stars (27‑14‑1) |
0 | Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Stars Wins | - | - | - | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% | ||