Sabres magic number tracker: Updated playoff odds, remaining schedule to end playoff drought
Buffalo is so close to ending the drought.
Sabres magic number tracker: Updated playoff odds, remaining schedule to end playoff drought originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Buffalo Sabres are so close.
They're working to end the longest playoff drought in the NHL, and it's happened in quite the wild way, too. The standings are in their favor. The magic number is getting lower.
This clinching scenario really looks like it's going to happen. Buffalo had 11 regulation wins and 14 regulation losses on December 9. That night, they won a wild, 4-3 game in overtime over the Oilers .
And somehow, the Sabres got so hot that they reached 40 regulation wins before 20 regulation losses. The stretch run has arrived now, and the Sabres just have to finish solidly to avoid any collapses and get into the playoffs. And once a team is in the postseason, anything can happen.