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 (22‑15‑4) vs Rangers (20‑18‑6) |
9 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 51% | ||
| Hockey Club (20‑20‑3) vs Senators (20‑16‑5) |
1 | Hockey Club Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 48% | ||
| Devils (22‑19‑2) vs Penguins (20‑12‑9) |
1 | Devils Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Flames (18‑20‑4) vs Canadiens (23‑13‑6) |
1 | Flames Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 8% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Canucks (16‑21‑5) vs Red Wings (25‑15‑4) |
1 | Canucks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 47% | ||
| Golden Knights (18‑11‑12) vs Blue Jackets (18‑17‑7) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Blue Jackets Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Flyers (22‑12‑7) vs Maple Leafs (20‑15‑7) |
0 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 47% | ||
| Ducks (21‑19‑3) vs Hurricanes (26‑14‑3) |
0 | Ducks Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 7% | 8% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Islanders (24‑15‑4) vs Predators (19‑19‑4) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Predators Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 46% | ||
| Stars (25‑10‑8) vs Capitals (22‑15‑6) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 9% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 47% | ||