The Playoff Push
Where the Sabres stand in the race, read against what playoff teams have looked like at the same point of every full season since 2010-11.
The Sabres' paths
They make the playoffs in 38% of simulated seasons. Here is where they land when they do, and who they meet in the first round, as shares of every season.
- Wild card 2vs
CAR7% - Wild card 1vs
TBL3% - 3rd in the Atlanticvs TBL2%
- 3rd in the Atlanticvs
OTT2% - 3rd in the Atlanticvs
BOS2% - Wild card 2vs
NJD2%
By seed
- Wild card 211%
- Wild card 19%
- 3rd in the Atlantic9%
- 2nd in the Atlantic6%
- 1st in the Atlantic2%
By first-round opponent
- CAR8%
- TBL8%
MTL5%- BOS5%
- OTT5%
FLA3%
The projected bracket · Eastern
The first round as the simulated seasons most often set it. Each slot shows its likeliest team and how often it lands there; tap a slot for everyone who does. Division winners meet the wild cards, second meets third.
Atlantic sideA1
WC
A2
A3
A1TBL36%
1st in the Atlantic: everyone who lands here
- TBL36%
- BOS19%
- MTL18%
- OTT16%
- FLA8%
BUF2%
WCOTT11%
Wild card: everyone who lands here
- FLA13%
- MTL11%
- OTT11%
- BOS11%
- BUF10%
- TBL8%
NYR8%
WSH7%
A2BOS20%
2nd in the Atlantic: everyone who lands here
- TBL23%
- BOS20%
- MTL19%
- OTT18%
- FLA12%
- BUF6%
TOR1%
DET<1%
A3MTL19%
3rd in the Atlantic: everyone who lands here
- MTL19%
- OTT19%
- BOS18%
- TBL16%
- FLA15%
- BUF9%
- TOR2%
- DET1%
Metropolitan sideM1
WC
M2
M3
M1CAR75%
1st in the Metropolitan: everyone who lands here
- CAR75%
- NJD21%
- NYR1%
- WSH1%
WCFLA14%
Wild card: everyone who lands here
- FLA14%
- BOS11%
- OTT11%
- BUF11%
- MTL10%
- NYR7%
- WSH7%
- TBL6%
M2NJD54%
2nd in the Metropolitan: everyone who lands here
- NJD54%
- CAR20%
- NYR12%
- WSH9%
NYI3%
CBJ2%
PIT1%
M3NYR31%
3rd in the Metropolitan: everyone who lands here
- NYR31%
- WSH26%
- NJD16%
- NYI11%
- CBJ7%
- PIT4%
- CAR4%
PHI<1%
The projected bracket · Western
Central sideC1
WC
C2
C3
C1
MIN46%
1st in the Central: everyone who lands here
- MIN46%
COL17%
DAL17%
UTA10%
NSH8%
STL1%
WPG1%
WCUTA16%
Wild card: everyone who lands here
- UTA16%
- NSH16%
- DAL13%
- COL12%
- STL12%
- WPG9%
- MIN6%
ANA4%
C2COL23%
2nd in the Central: everyone who lands here
- COL23%
- MIN23%
- DAL20%
- UTA16%
- NSH13%
- STL3%
- WPG2%
C3DAL19%
3rd in the Central: everyone who lands here
- COL20%
- DAL19%
- UTA19%
- NSH17%
- MIN14%
- STL6%
- WPG5%
Pacific sideP1
WC
P2
P3
P1
EDM65%
1st in the Pacific: everyone who lands here
- EDM65%
VGK28%
SEA3%- ANA2%
LAK1%
CGY<1%
WCNSH17%
Wild card: everyone who lands here
- NSH17%
- UTA16%
- DAL14%
- COL14%
- STL10%
- WPG8%
- MIN7%
- SEA3%
P2VGK44%
2nd in the Pacific: everyone who lands here
- VGK44%
- EDM25%
- SEA11%
- ANA9%
- LAK6%
- CGY3%
SJS<1%
P3SEA25%
3rd in the Pacific: everyone who lands here
- SEA25%
- ANA23%
- VGK16%
- LAK16%
- CGY11%
- EDM7%
- SJS3%