Western Conference Playoff ChancesNo up, no down We use the real NHL tiebreakers. Adam updates the scores (email errors to adamv at mad dot scientist dot com). Big GamesWho should we root for? Explain | Friday | | Minnesota 1 Edmonton 6 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | +0.4 | | | Anaheim | | | -0.2 | | | Vancouver | | | -0.1 | | | Detroit | +5.6 | | +0.1 | | | Minnesota | -19.0 | | -0.1 | | | Columbus | +13.4 | | +0.1 | | | | Buffalo 2 NY Islanders 1 (so) | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | *-0.1 | | | | Saturday | | Colorado 1 Minnesota 3 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | +0.1 | | | Anaheim | | | +0.2 | | | Detroit | -8.3 | | -0.1 | | | Minnesota | In | | +0.1 | | | Columbus | -22.0 | | -0.1 | | | | Columbus 3 Nashville 1 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Detroit | -8.6 | | -0.1 | | | Minnesota | -12.4 | | | | | Columbus | +21.0 | | +0.1 | | | | Dallas 0 Detroit 3 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | +0.6 | | | Anaheim | | | -0.5 | | | Detroit | In | | +0.2 | | | Minnesota | -2.7 | | | | | Columbus | -12.5 | | -0.1 | | | | Los Angeles 3 San Jose 2 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Anaheim | | | -0.1 | | | Vancouver | | | +0.1 | | | St. Louis | | | -0.1 | | | Los Angeles | | | +0.2 | | | San Jose | | | -0.1 | | | | St. Louis 3 Chicago 1 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | St. Louis | | | +0.1 | | | Los Angeles | | | -0.1 | | | | NY Rangers 4 New Jersey 0 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | -0.1 | | | | Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 2 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | +0.1 | | | | Sunday | | Boston 2 Ottawa 4 | | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Win Stanley Cup | | Chicago | | | -0.1 | |
* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know. First Round OpponentsWho is going to play who in the first round of the playoffs. Explain | Chicago | Anaheim | Vancouver | St. Louis | Los Angeles | San Jose | Detroit | Minnesota | | | Chicago | | | | | | | | Yes | | Anaheim | | | | | | | Yes | | | Vancouver | | | | | | Yes | | | | St. Louis | | | | | Yes | | | | | Los Angeles | | | | Yes | | | | | | San Jose | | | Yes | | | | | | | Detroit | | Yes | | | | | | | | Minnesota | Yes | | | | | | | | |
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