Colorado Avalanche Playoff Chances 50/50

Beat Los Angeles 3-2, playoff odds up 5.3 to 53.3%
4 points   2 1-0

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
Los Angeles 2 Colorado 3 +5.3
+0.3
+0.8
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Win Stanley Cup100.0*Pres Trophy
Vegas vs Arizona+0.2-0.6*-0.2*-0.1-0.7*+0.1
Anaheim vs Minnesota+0.3*-0.3*-0.3-0.6-0.6*+0.0

* 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 Colorado finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresDivision seedConference seed (wildcard race)
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy1a1b23WCbWCa910111213141516Count
88-110InYes100296*
87399-5In99.2%991130*
863910-4In99.61000231*
853810-5In98.19900423*
843710-6In98.6991716*
833711-5In97.499101,095*
823611-6In94.798201,810*
813612-5In91.797312,592*
803613-4In87.995413,972*
793513-5In81.192625,780*
783413-6In72.5879408,239*
773414-5In62.582126011,352*
763314-6In50.174179015,271*
753315-5In36.46522130020,400*
743215-6In23.85327191025,969*
733216-5In13.74132262032,271*
723116-6In6.52834344040,365*
713117-5100.0%2.317334270048,180*
703017-6100.00.69294813100055,661*
693018-599.90.14225021200064,879*
682918-699.70.01144732600072,581*
672919-599.0No0737421211079,711*
662819-696.7No03254620330085,521*
652820-590.9No01144227881089,839*
642720-679.2No0530261817300092,424*
632721-560.7No011617262611200092,924*
622621-639.3No077252723920091,889*
612622-521.5No02217193021810088,487*
602522-69.2No01089253019610083,761*
592523-53.3No000331429291651077,409*
582423-61.1No000116183127133070,709*
572424-50.3No0000292333248162,436*
562324-60.1No0000314303317354,477*
552325-50.1No00016213628846,728*
542225-60.0No00021232371638,849*
532226-50.0No001625432531,531*
522126-60.0No0000317423825,373*
512127-5OutNo0110395019,857*
502027-6OutNo006336115,164*
492028-5OutNo003267111,406*
481928-6OutNo0119798,437*
471929-5OutNo114856,067*
461829-6OutNo010904,263*
451830-5OutNo07932,979*
441730-6OutNo04951,928*
431731-5OutNo3971,363*
421631-6OutNo0199806*
411632-5OutNo199496*
401633-4OutNo199310*
4-39OutNo100579*
Total:53.3%3.6%77141376666666551,597,936

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

First Round Opponent What If

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

If finish:Chance will play in first round
TPWL-OTWin CupVegasPhiladelphiaNew JerseyWashingtonNY IslandersMinnesotaSt. LouisArizonaAnaheimBostonPittsburghNY RangersLos AngelesSan JoseBuffalo
110530-04.7%1619171612137
95457-1NoYes
94425-6NoYes
93426-5No25252525
92416-6No333333
91417-5No3388171788
90418-43.3331073107720737373
89408-53.01833631596153126
88398-62.415256267121214511102
87399-55.49322511131385351173
863910-43.9106332121281125310122
853810-57.3933341313913333894
843710-65.41143449109103451094
833711-56.59454411910105331174
823611-66.6944441011910555794
813612-56.59554510999556984
803613-46.610455589910554885
793513-56.81055559989555885
783413-65.99555510999555885
773414-56.4955559999555885
763314-66.21056559989555875
753315-56.51055559999555885
743215-66.2105555101099555884
733216-56.1124444101099444884
723116-66.312444411111010443983
713117-56.414333312121011333993
703017-66.31522221313111122210102
693018-56.21622221314121222210101
682918-66.11611111414121211111101
2817-86.31621111414121211111101
672919-56.31621111414121211111101
3020-35.91622211414121211110101
662819-65.91622221313111211110101
2718-86.01522221313111111110101
652820-55.614333212121010222991
2921-35.414333211111010222881
642720-65.01233339988222771
632721-53.8933337755222441
622621-62.5622224433111221
612622-51.3411112222111110
602623-40.6200101111000110
592523-50.2100000000000000
582524-40.1000000000000000
572424-50.00000000000000
562425-40.0000000000
552325-50.000000000
542326-4No0000000
532327-3No00
522328-2No00
4-51No
Total:3.3%7.81.71.81.71.66.46.55.55.61.41.41.34.84.71.1
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Chance Will Make Playoffs  (Full Screen)

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
Los Angeles 2 Colorado 3 -1.1
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 (ot)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Anaheim vs Minnesota-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1*+0.0
Vegas vs Arizona-0.0+0.1+0.0*+0.0+0.1-0.0
St. Louis vs San Jose-0.0+0.1+0.0*+0.1+0.0-0.0

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

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
88-110100
87399-5991
863910-41000
853810-598100
843710-69901
833711-597110
823611-695320
813612-592531
803613-488741
793513-581116020
783413-6721590400
773414-562191206000
763314-650241619000
753315-53628211120000
743215-62430243171110
733216-51427266222202000
723116-66222410255404000
713117-5215191424108070000
703017-61813161916131121010000
693018-50461611181831722020000
682918-6012124151982075060000
672919-50171915121712121111110
662819-60030471491518317330300
652820-500101210312199198808100
642720-600050511131313162155100
632721-5000101411512206191451000
622621-60001616141115211572000
612622-500020261161722181041000
602522-60010171716222114721000
592523-500003015132022181151000
582423-6000010014101722211472100
572424-500000001271522221793100
562324-600000261321241910410
552325-500000025132125201130
542225-60000151223272192
532226-5000026152629185
522126-600002820312811
512127-501312283620
502027-600016214031
492028-5003143944
481928-60183457
471929-5052867
461829-6022177
451830-5011683
441730-601188
431731-50792
421631-60594
411632-5298
401633-4397
391533-50100
4-38100
Total:4343434343434342444333333333332