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Sabres · Playoff picture

Sabres playoff picture: where Buffalo stands

The Eastern field if the season ended today, where the Sabres fit, and the games left.

The Eastern field if the season ended today, where the Sabres fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Sabres would be one of four Eastern Conference teams level for the last two spots.

Buffalo is fourth in the Atlantic Division on 4 points, two points behind the Panthers. 81 games are left, 40 of them at home. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Pts
Spot
Next
1
Rangers
8 pts
Metropolitan
at Capitals · Fri
2
Hurricanes
5 pts
Metropolitan 2nd
vs Canucks · Thu
3
Capitals
4 pts
Metropolitan 3rd, tied
vs Rangers · Fri
4
Panthers
6 pts
Atlantic
vs Wild · Sat
5
Senators
4 pts
Atlantic 2nd, tied
vs Flyers · Thu
6
Lightning
4 pts
Atlantic 3rd, tied
vs Wild · Thu
7
Sabres
4 pts
Tied for last spots
vs Stars · Thu
7
Maple Leafs
4 pts
Tied for last spots
at Golden Knights · Thu
7
Bruins
4 pts
Tied for last spots
vs Mammoth · Thu
7
Penguins
4 pts
Tied for last spots
at Blue Jackets · Fri

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Atlantic Division
Panthers 6 pts · Senators 4 pts
Lightning 4 pts · Sabres 4 pts · Maple Leafs 4 pts · Bruins 4 pts · Canadiens 3 pts · Red Wings 2 pts
What is left
81 games, 40 at home
The Sabres schedule

Questions

Would the Sabres make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Four Eastern Conference teams are level for the last two spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Sabres have left?

81, starting against the Stars on Thursday.

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