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 (32‑18‑6) vs Penguins (28‑15‑12) |
8 | Sabres Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 31% | 24% | 16% | 9% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Penguins Wins | - | - | - | 6% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Lightning (36‑14‑4) vs Panthers (29‑24‑3) |
1 | Lightning Wins | - | - | - | 7% | 30% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Panthers Wins | - | - | - | 10% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Flyers (25‑20‑10) vs Senators (27‑22‑7) |
1 | Flyers Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Senators Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% | ||
| Predators (26‑23‑7) vs Capitals (28‑23‑7) |
0 | Predators Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Capitals Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 14% | ||
| Rangers (22‑28‑6) vs Hurricanes (35‑15‑6) |
0 | Rangers Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Hurricanes Wins | - | - | - | 9% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Islanders (31‑21‑5) vs Devils (28‑26‑2) |
0 | Islanders Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 14% | ||
| Devils Wins | - | - | - | 8% | 28% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 13% | ||