New Jersey Devils Playoff Chances

Beat NY Rangers 4-3, playoff odds up 8.4 to 65.1%
5 points   2 0-1

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Win Stanley Cup100.0*Pres Trophy
NY Rangers 3 New Jersey 4 +6.0
+0.4
+1.1
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 (ot)-0.4
Philadelphia 3 Buffalo 0 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Nashville vs Carolina+0.0*+0.0*-0.0*-0.1*-0.0-0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Win Stanley Cup100.0*Pres Trophy
Vancouver vs Montreal+0.1*-0.0*-0.0*-0.1*-0.1-0.1
Vegas vs Arizona-0.1-0.1*-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.1
Anaheim vs Minnesota+0.1*-0.0*+0.0*-0.0*-0.1-0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

Chances based on how well the New Jersey finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresDivision seedConference seed (wildcard race)
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy1a1b23WCbWCa910111213141516Count
92-111InYes100500*
91418-4In98.9%99189*
90419-3InYes100202*
89409-4In99.41000353*
88399-5InYes100652*
873910-4In98.89911,095*
863810-5In98.799101,964*
853811-4In97.899103,139*
843711-5In96.999105,038*
833611-6In94.498207,681*
823612-5In91.3973011,688*
813512-6In86.8954117,065*
803513-5In80.7926124,678*
793413-6In72.1889234,001*
783414-5In62.483134045,902*
773314-6In50.977176060,865*
763315-5In38.26822100078,091*
753215-6In25.85828140099,146*
743216-5100.0%15.3463320100121,933*
733116-6In7.634372720146,460*
723117-5100.03.1223836400172,013*
713017-6100.01.0133643800198,164*
703018-5100.00.263049141000221,236*
692918-699.90.03225023200242,237*
682919-599.70.011346336000260,528*
672819-699.0No073742121100273,555*
662820-596.7No0324462033000280,945*
652720-690.9No011342261081000283,000*
642721-579.1No05302520174000277,101*
632621-661.2No011716272511200268,015*
622622-540.2No00772626239200252,202*
612522-622.0No022181930207100231,357*
602523-59.8No010992630186100210,019*
592423-63.7No0004315292915400184,990*
582424-51.2No0001162031261120160,310*
572324-60.4No0000021025332271135,805*
562325-50.2No000014153131153112,301*
552225-60.1No000017233626791,479*
542226-50.1No000031533351372,771*
532126-60.0No00001827422355,918*
522127-50.0No0000419433442,878*
512027-60.0No000212404631,702*
502028-5OutNo017355823,656*
491928-6OutNo004286816,676*
481929-5OutNo002227611,471*
471829-6OutNo0116838,001*
461830-5OutNo011895,437*
451730-6OutNo08923,483*
441731-5OutNo5952,202*
431631-6OutNo03961,394*
421632-5OutNo298823*
411532-6OutNo397519*
401533-5OutNo199312*
5-39OutNo100766*
Total:65.1%5.1%1010171576665544324,793,808

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

First Round Opponent What If

First round opponent based on how well the New Jersey finish out the regular season.   Explain

If finish:Chance will play in first round
TPWL-OTWin CupVegasColoradoPhiladelphiaWashingtonMinnesotaNY IslandersArizonaSt. LouisNY RangersBostonAnaheimSan JosePittsburghBuffaloLos Angeles
111530-07.6%15171712161113
98444-5NoYes
97456-2No5050
96435-5No3317171717
95447-211.1331111221111
94437-318.29189271899
93427-43.7715415715154154
92428-311.7331352831017238183
91418-43.4321013396178221283
90419-313.42212110134112123110102
89409-47.915111221334101253873
88399-58.0311312312231011438104
873910-48.8231012412431111339103
863810-58.033111341143121043993
853811-48.233101241143111044993
843711-57.934101041044101043894
833611-68.73410114114410944984
823612-58.3441011411459954884
813512-68.0441010510559954884
803513-58.3451010510559955884
793413-68.545101059559955875
783414-58.045101059559955785
773314-68.4451010510558855874
763315-58.0451010510558855774
753215-67.9451011510558954774
743216-57.7451111511558944774
733116-67.7441212511449944773
723117-57.6341313412449933873
713017-67.433151531333101033882
703018-57.222161621422101022882
692918-67.022171721522111111981
682919-56.822181811511111111991
672819-66.622181811511111111991
662820-56.232171721411101011881
652720-65.7431515212219911771
642721-55.0641313310227711551
632621-63.86410937224411331
622622-52.5536624112211221
612623-41.3324412111100110
602523-50.6112201001100000
592524-40.2001100000000000
582424-50.1000000000000000
572425-40.0000000000000000
562325-50.00000000000
552326-40.000000000
542327-30.00000000
532227-40.000000
522228-3No000
512229-2No0
5-50No
Total:4.5%2.82.49.99.92.18.41.71.76.16.11.41.45.14.91.2
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Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
NY Rangers 3 New Jersey 4 -1.3
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 (ot)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Vegas vs Arizona-0.0+0.0+0.1-0.0+0.0-0.0

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
92-111100
91418-4991
90419-3100
89409-49900
88399-5100
873910-49911
863810-599110
853811-498110
843711-597210
833611-694320
823612-591630
813512-6878401
803513-58112601
793413-672169020
783414-562211204000
773314-651261616000
763315-5383021190000
753215-62632253131000
743216-51531276172101000
733116-68262710204202000
723117-531923152295040000
713017-6112161919141017000000
703018-506102013181521211010000
692918-602418719196164302000
682919-50111221418121797060000
672819-6006081217131513111110100
662820-500303516616195164303000
652720-600101211211171216109081000
642721-5000505101510141721551000
632621-60001013124122071814510000
622622-50000016161412142115720000
612522-600020261261722181041000
602523-5000100272816222013620000
592423-600000302714212217931000
582424-5000010015121923191252000
572324-60000000014101823211462000
562325-5000000138162323167200
552225-600000013816242416720
542226-5000001381725241551
532126-600000139202824123
522127-500014122531216
512027-600001618313113
502028-500311273822
491928-60016204132
481929-50003143944
471829-60193555
461830-50152867
451730-60032176
441731-5011683
431631-611287
421632-51792
411532-6793
401533-5595
391534-4100
381434-5496
5-37100
Total:5555444444434342433333222222111