Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 1Beat Blues 1-0 (ot), playoff odds up 16.9 to 66.9% 2 points 1 0-0 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did last week and who we should root for this week. Explain Week of 12/21 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Division I | 100.0* | Division III | 100.0* | Average seed | Sabres 1 Blues 0 (ot) | +8.7 | | +6.7 | | -6.8 | | +0.5 | | If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway | Capitals vs Panthers | +0.1-1.2-1.0*+0.0 | | +0.1-1.0-0.9*+0.0 | | -0.0+0.7+0.7*-0.0 | | *+0.0-0.1-0.1*+0.0 | | Flyers vs Senators | *+0.0-1.0-1.1+0.1 | | *+0.1-0.8-1.0*+0.0 | | -0.0+0.6+0.7*-0.0 | | *+0.0-0.0-0.1*+0.0 | | Predators vs Flames | *+0.0-1.0-1.0+0.1 | | *+0.0-0.9-1.0+0.1 | | -0.0+0.8+0.7*-0.0 | | *+0.0-0.1-0.1+0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway | Week of 12/28 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Division I | 100.0* | Division III | 100.0* | Average seed | Panthers vs Sabres | -10.9-1.2+7.7+9.2 | | -11.3-2.1+8.0+9.5 | | +6.3+0.3-4.5-5.3 | | -0.6-0.1+0.4+0.5 | | Blues vs Capitals | *-0.0-1.2-1.1+0.1 | | -0.2-1.3-1.0+0.4 | | -0.1+0.6+0.7*+0.0 | | -0.0-0.1-0.1+0.0 | | Flames vs Flyers | *+0.1-1.2-1.1+0.1 | | *+0.0-1.0-0.9+0.1 | | -0.0+0.8+0.8-0.0 | | *+0.0-0.1-0.1*+0.0 | | Senators vs Predators | *+0.0-0.9-0.9+0.1 | | *+0.0-0.8-0.9+0.1 | | *-0.0+0.7+0.5-0.1 | | *+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 IfChances based on how well the Sabres finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Division | Chance will finish regular season at seed | Division | | TP | W | | L | - | OT | playoffs | I | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | III | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | -28 | | In | Yes | 100 | | | | | | | | No | 9,533 | * | 26 | | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | In | Yes | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | No | 38,614 | | | 11 | 0 | - | 2 | In | Yes | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | No | 515 | | 25 | | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | In | Yes | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | No | 20,230 | * | 24 | | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | In | 100.0 | % | 99 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | No | 192,343 | | | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | In | Yes | 99 | 1 | | | | | | | No | 4,718 | * | 23 | | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | In | 100.0 | | 98 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | No | 93,226 | | | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | In | Yes | 97 | 3 | | | | | | | No | 696 | | 22 | | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | In | 100.0 | | 94 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | No | 589,703 | | | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | In | 99.9 | | 93 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | No | 20,528 | * | 21 | | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | In | 99.7 | | 85 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | No | 259,919 | | | 8 | 2 | - | 3 | In | 99.3 | | 83 | 16 | 1 | | | | | | No | 2,758 | * | 20 | | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | In | 98.3 | | 71 | 27 | 2 | 0 | | | | | No | 1,235,121 | | | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | In | 97.5 | | 67 | 31 | 2 | 0 | | | | | No | 51,346 | | | 7 | 2 | - | 4 | In | 97.0 | | 60 | 37 | 3 | | | | | | No | 231 | | 19 | | 8 | 4 | - | 1 | In | 92.3 | | 48 | 44 | 7 | 0 | | | | | No | 489,344 | | | 7 | 3 | - | 3 | In | 90.0 | | 42 | 48 | 10 | 0 | | | | | No | 6,017 | * | 18 | | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | 77.0 | | 26 | 51 | 21 | 2 | 0 | | | | No | 1,857,120 | | | 7 | 4 | - | 2 | 99.9 | | 71.3 | | 21 | 50 | 26 | 3 | 0 | | | | No | 85,845 | | | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | 99.8 | | 65.7 | | 14 | 51 | 29 | 5 | 0 | | | | No | 460 | * | 17 | | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 99.4 | | 45.7 | | 7 | 39 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | | | No | 653,481 | | | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 98.8 | | 37.6 | | 5 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | | | No | 8,846 | * | 16 | | 7 | 6 | - | 0 | 93.8 | | 17.6 | | 1 | 16 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | % | 2,069,814 | | | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 89.8 | | 12.0 | | 1 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 0.0 | | 100,903 | | | 5 | 4 | - | 4 | 82.9 | | 9.1 | | 0 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 1 | | | No | 574 | | 15 | | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 68.3 | | 1.5 | | 0 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 0 | | 0.1 | | 637,560 | | | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 58.0 | | 0.8 | | | 1 | 13 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 0 | | 0.2 | | 9,021 | * | 14 | | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | 30.9 | | 0.1 | | | 0 | 4 | 27 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | | 1,731,818 | | | 5 | 6 | - | 2 | 21.9 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | | 83,655 | | | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 13.5 | | No | | | 2 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 8.3 | | 481 | | 13 | | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 4.6 | | 0.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 18.2 | | 457,281 | | | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 2.4 | | No | | | 0 | 2 | 22 | 48 | 25 | 2 | 27.3 | | 6,393 | * | 12 | | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | 0.7 | | No | | | 0 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 8 | 47.3 | | 1,087,637 | | | 4 | 7 | - | 2 | 0.3 | | No | | | | 0 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 12 | 57.0 | | 50,047 | | | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | Out | No | | | | | 4 | 27 | 49 | 20 | 69.1 | | 275 | | 11 | | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | 0.0 | | No | | | | 0 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 28 | 79.8 | | 238,710 | | | 3 | 7 | - | 3 | Out | No | | | | | 0 | 13 | 51 | 35 | 86.2 | | 2,899 | * | 10 | | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | 0.0 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 49 | 92.3 | | 505,655 | | | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | Out | No | | | | | 0 | 5 | 39 | 57 | 95.4 | | 20,883 | * | 9 | | 3 | 9 | - | 1 | Out | No | | | | | 0 | 1 | 25 | 74 | 98.8 | | 88,655 | | | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | Out | No | | | | | | 1 | 21 | 78 | 99.2 | | 946 | * | 8 | | 3 | 10 | - | 0 | Out | No | | | | | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 99.7 | | 169,037 | | | 2 | 9 | - | 2 | Out | No | | | | | | 0 | 10 | 90 | 100.0 | | 5,950 | * | 7 | | 2 | 10 | - | 1 | Out | No | | | | | | 0 | 5 | 95 | 100.0 | | 22,371 | | | 1 | 9 | - | 3 | Out | No | | | | | | | 4 | 96 | Yes | 181 | | 6 | | 2 | 11 | - | 0 | Out | No | | | | | | | 2 | 98 | Yes | 38,569 | | | 1 | 10 | - | 2 | Out | No | | | | | | | 1 | 99 | Yes | 982 | * | 5 | | 1 | 11 | - | 1 | Out | No | | | | | | | 0 | 100 | Yes | 3,452 | * | 4 | | 1 | 12 | - | 0 | Out | No | | | | | | | 0 | 100 | Yes | 5,478 | * | 2 | -3 | | Out | No | | | | | | | | 100 | Yes | 4,643 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 66.9 | % | 39.6 | % | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13.0 | % | 12,964,464 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. Chance Will Make Playoffs |