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 | |||
| Blues (7‑6‑1) vs Rangers (7‑7‑1) |
2 | Blues Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Predators (5‑4‑5) vs Hurricanes (12‑2‑2) |
1 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Golden Knights (9‑5‑1) vs Bruins (10‑4‑1) |
1 | Golden Knights Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Bruins Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Mammoth (9‑6‑0) vs Maple Leafs (8‑6‑2) |
1 | Mammoth Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Maple Leafs Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Flyers (4‑8‑4) vs Wild (10‑3‑3) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Wild Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 54% | ||
| Oilers (11‑2‑2) vs Devils (9‑5‑0) |
0 | Oilers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Jets (4‑8‑3) vs Canadiens (9‑3‑2) |
0 | Jets Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Canadiens Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% | ||
| Panthers (8‑4‑2) vs Red Wings (6‑5‑3) |
0 | Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Red Wings Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||
| Stars (8‑5‑1) vs Capitals (8‑5‑0) |
0 | Stars Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 52% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 53% | ||