New Jersey Devils Playoff Chances

Beat Columbus 8-1, average seed up 0.3 to 2.9
108 points   50 21-8

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Thursday100.0*Win Stanley Cup
Nashville 3 Carolina 0 +0.1
New Jersey 8 Columbus 1 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Saturday100.0*Win Stanley Cup
Boston vs New Jersey-0.2*+0.0*+0.0+0.3+0.2+0.2
Buffalo vs Carolina+0.2*+0.0+0.1-0.1-0.2-0.1
NY Islanders vs Philadelphia-0.0-0.0*-0.0*+0.0*+0.0+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

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If finish:Chance inPresDivision seedConference seed (wildcard race)
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy1a1b23WCbWCa910111213141516Count
11430-0InNo52484,356,795
11320-1InNo37633,924,881
11221-0InNo168410,513,856
10-2InNo1684905,871
11111-1InNo9914,856,123
00-3InNo99159,936
11012-0InNo2986,508,669
01-2InNo298482,345
10902-1InNo170291,293,354
10803-0InNo58421,157,578
Total:InNo1879334,059,408

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 CupCarolinaNY RangersNY IslandersFloridaPittsburghBuffalo
11430-07.0%48271870
11320-16.763191350
11221-06.4848620
10-26.4848620
11111-16.3914410
00-36.2914410
11012-06.2981100
01-26.1981100
10902-15.90990000
10803-05.80100
Total:6.4%0.082.08.96.72.30.0
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