Detroit Red Wings Playoff Chances 50/50

Beat Columbus 3-2 (ot), playoff odds up 4 to 47.9%
4 points   2 2-0

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
Detroit 3 Columbus 2 (ot)+4.7
+0.3
+0.6
Florida 5 Chicago 4 (ot)-0.5
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Nashville vs Carolina*+0.1-0.5*-0.1*-0.2-0.6*+0.1
WednesdayNone

* 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 Detroit finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresDivision seedConference seed (wildcard race)
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy1a1b23WCbWCa910111213141516Count
88-108In99.4%100165*
87398-5In98.298257*
86399-4In98.2991114*
85389-5In98.8100172*
843810-4In98.79900309*
833710-5In96.4991524*
823711-4In94.99820916*
813611-5In93.398211,356*
803612-4In86.494422,195*
793512-5In81.593523,183*
783513-4In72.789834,802*
773413-5In63.18311606,748*
763313-6In50.97615809,587*
753314-5In36.7672013012,838*
743214-6In24.35625191016,961*
733215-5In13.44329262022,164*
723115-6In6.43132343028,246*
713116-5100.0%2.320324270034,777*
703016-6100.00.611284812100042,580*
693017-599.90.1522502120049,778*
682917-699.80.02144731500056,914*
672918-599.1No08394011010064,882*
662818-697.2No03274620130071,475*
652819-591.9No01154230480076,779*
642719-681.3No063234101720080,964*
632720-564.0No0218271728710083,934*
622620-642.9No0081520351840084,315*
612621-524.2No0361632301120083,515*
602521-611.1No0119203524910081,365*
592522-54.2No00041028331961077,006*
582422-61.4No00013163130143070,922*
572423-50.4No0000172234269164,869*
562323-60.1No0000212293418357,417*
552324-50.1No00016203729849,749*
542224-60.0No000021232381642,381*
532225-50.0No001624432635,260*
522125-6OutNo00216433828,964*
512126-5OutNo00110395022,835*
502026-6OutNo006336117,974*
492027-5OutNo003267113,766*
481927-6OutNo01197910,199*
471928-5OutNo115857,563*
461828-6OutNo010895,540*
451829-5OutNo007933,802*
441729-6OutNo04962,498*
431730-5OutNo03971,682*
421630-6OutNo1991,163*
411631-5OutNo199709*
401531-6OutNo0100439*
391532-5OutNo199268*
4-38OutNo100509*
Total:47.9%2.5%5512128598777771,437,130

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

First Round Opponent What If

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

If finish:Chance will play in first round
TPWL-OTWin CupTorontoCalgaryMontrealWinnipegTampa BayFloridaOttawaCarolinaNashvilleDallasEdmontonVancouverColumbusChicago
108520-03.5%2151417141431210
95445-3NoYes
93447-1NoYes
91427-3NoYes
90406-6No1325132525
89418-3No2525131325
88408-412.91636101310310613333
87398-53.529511147452745189
86399-45.3354796109684101110
85389-54.79573107899611375
843810-49.78668985111066765
833710-56.388567767988886
823711-47.586687887798577
813611-55.176777968788875
803612-45.977768977877686
793512-56.277778878878875
783513-46.077788877877775
773413-56.377778878878775
763313-66.676778878887775
753314-56.266669969876675
743214-66.266661010610996586
733215-56.3555511115101095596
723115-66.24444121241111104497
713116-56.233331313313121133107
703016-66.022221514213131222107
693017-56.222221515214141311117
682917-66.311111615115141311117
2816-86.011111516115141311118
672918-56.311211615114141311117
3019-36.122211616114141211117
662818-66.322221515114131211107
2717-86.022221414213131211107
652819-56.03332141321212111196
2718-75.63333131321111102186
2920-35.73333131321212111196
642719-65.4444311113101092275
2618-84.54443101039982264
632720-54.044438837762253
2821-33.934438827762153
622620-62.733325624441132
612621-51.522213312221111
602622-40.711112201110010
592522-50.300001101000000
582523-40.100000000000000
572423-50.00000000000000
562424-40.0000000000000
552324-50.00000000
542224-60.00000000
532326-3No0000
4-52No
Total:3.0%1.71.81.81.66.56.51.45.95.85.31.11.14.33.0
Points  (Full Screen)
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
Detroit 3 Columbus 2 (ot)-1.1
Florida 5 Chicago 4 (ot)+0.1
Pittsburgh 5 Washington 4 (ot)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Nashville vs Carolina-0.0+0.1-0.0+0.0+0.1*-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Toronto vs Edmonton-0.0+0.0-0.0*+0.1+0.1-0.0
Vancouver vs Montreal-0.0+0.0*+0.0+0.0+0.1-0.0

* 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
89-108100
88408-4973
87398-5982
86399-49811
85389-5991
843810-499100
833710-59631
823711-495320
813611-593521
803612-486742
793512-5811152
783513-4731680300
773413-56320110600
763313-651251518000
753314-5373018113000
743214-62431223181010
733215-5133023622310200
723115-66242210256303000
713116-52171714241250600000
703016-61101117191991111010000
693017-5056161122143163102000
682917-6022124201581993050000
672918-5007113111316177110100100
662818-60030661592211316510300
652819-5001022113191291813307100
642719-600060107141222821441000
632720-5000203213423106181251000
622620-600010711471214201472000
612621-500030531361622171041000
602521-6000101181715212014731000
592522-5000004015132022181151000
582422-60000100141017222114721000
572423-500000001371522221793100
562323-60000000261321241911410
552324-50000025122125201030
542224-6000000151323272092
532225-5000016152628185
522125-60002720322811
512126-50001312273720
502026-60016214032
492027-5003143944
481927-60183357
471928-50042867
461828-60022176
451829-5011584
441729-6001089
431730-50694
421630-60595
411631-5397
401531-6298
391532-5298
381432-6199
371433-5199
4-36100
Total:2323342334233523444443333333333