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Big Games

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

Wednesday, 9/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Penguins 3 Capitals 5 +4.3
+0.4
Monday, 11/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals 0 Penguins 1 -5.9
-0.6
Capitals 2 Rangers 4 -5.9
-0.6
Capitals 2 Thrashers 4 -5.6
-0.6
Capitals 0 Maple Leafs 4 -5.5
-0.6
Capitals 4 Islanders 5 -5.5
-0.6
Canadiens 5 Capitals 4 -5.3
-0.5
Capitals 3 Senators 4 -5.3
-0.6
Capitals 3 Rangers 5 -5.2
-0.6
Islanders 5 Capitals 3 -5.0
-0.5
Flyers 3 Capitals 0 -4.9
-0.5
Hurricanes 5 Capitals 3 -4.8
-0.5
Sabres 2 Capitals 3 +4.7
+0.5
Thrashers 4 Capitals 0 -4.7
-0.5
Panthers 1 Capitals 2 +4.7
+0.5
Kings 3 Capitals 2 -4.5
-0.5
Wild 3 Capitals 2 -4.5
-0.5
Capitals 2 Blue Jackets 1 (ot)+4.3
+0.4
Devils 1 Capitals 5 +4.2
+0.4
Sharks 0 Capitals 1 +4.1
+0.4
Stars 1 Capitals 2 (so)+4.1
+0.4
Maple Leafs 5 Capitals 8 +4.1
+0.4
Avalanche 3 Capitals 4 +3.9
+0.4
Blackhawks 2 Capitals 5 +3.9
+0.4
Flames 2 Capitals 3 +3.8
+0.4
Capitals 4 Panthers 1 +3.8
+0.4
Capitals 6 Devils 3 +3.7
+0.4
Blue Jackets 4 Capitals 5 +3.6
+0.4
Capitals 3 Bruins 2 +3.5
+0.4
Capitals 5 Lightning 3 +3.5
+0.4
Capitals 2 Senators 1 +3.4
+0.4
Blues 2 Capitals 3 (so)+3.3
+0.4
Capitals 5 Red Wings 1 +3.2
+0.3
Capitals 2 Blackhawks 1 (ot)+3.1
+0.3
Capitals 2 Canucks 1 +3.0
+0.3
Capitals 2 Stars 1 (so)+2.9
+0.3
Capitals 5 Panthers 4 (so)+2.6
*+0.3
Capitals 2 Wild 3 (so)*-1.8
-0.1
Capitals 4 Coyotes 5 (ot)*-0.8
*-0.1
Blues 4 Senators 1 +0.7
Sharks 4 Bruins 3 +0.7
Blackhawks 6 Flyers 4 +0.7
Coyotes 3 Maple Leafs 1 +0.7
Panthers 3 Stars 2 *-0.6
Wild 3 Hurricanes 0 *+0.5
+0.1
Kings 4 Canadiens 3 *+0.5
Thrashers 4 Blackhawks 1 *-0.5
Flyers 2 Flames 0 *-0.4
Hurricanes 3 Flyers 2 (so)*+0.4
Bruins 3 Predators 4 (so)*-0.4
Senators 4 Maple Leafs 3 *+0.4
Devils 1 Kings 2 *+0.4
Senators 5 Predators 3 *-0.4
Oilers 2 Kings 3 *+0.4
Avalanche 3 Blue Jackets 4 (so)*-0.3
Islanders 1 Bruins 4 *+0.3
Panthers 5 Rangers 2 *+0.3
Flames 2 Penguins 1 (ot)*-0.3
Panthers 4 Oilers 2 *-0.2
*-0.0
Islanders 4 Capitals 3 (ot)*-0.2
*-0.0
Penguins 4 Sharks 0 *-0.2
Flyers 5 Capitals 4 (ot)*-0.1
*-0.0
Stars 3 Devils 2 (ot)+0.1
Maple Leafs 3 Panthers 2 +0.1
Sharks 2 Lightning 1 (so)*-0.1
Kings 6 Hurricanes 2 +0.1
Senators 5 Panthers 3 +0.1
Flyers 4 Blue Jackets 3 *-0.0
Stars 7 Panthers 3 +0.0
Coyotes 4 Penguins 5 (ot)*-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Senators vs Capitals-5.8*-0.7*-1.2+3.8+4.7+5.7
-0.4*-0.0*-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.4
Senators vs Capitals-5.7-1.4*-0.5+3.2+4.8+5.8
-0.4-0.0*-0.0+0.3+0.3+0.4
Penguins vs Capitals-5.5*-0.3*-0.5+4.1+4.0+5.5
-0.4*-0.0*-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.4
Hurricanes vs Capitals-5.7*-0.5*-0.6+4.0+4.8+5.3
-0.4-0.1*-0.1+0.4+0.4+0.4
Lightning vs Capitals-5.9*-1.0-2.2+4.9+4.1+4.9
-0.4*-0.1-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.3
Lightning vs Capitals-5.8*-0.9*-1.0+4.8+3.8+4.7
-0.4*-0.1*-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.3
Capitals vs Penguins+4.7+2.9+2.8-2.3-1.7-5.9
+0.3+0.2+0.2-0.2-0.1-0.4
Capitals vs Hurricanes+4.3+3.8+3.8*-1.7-2.2-6.1
+0.4+0.3+0.3-0.2-0.2-0.5
Capitals vs Hurricanes+4.4+3.1+3.8-2.0-2.1-6.0
+0.4+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.2-0.5
Capitals vs Lightning+3.8+3.4+2.8*-1.4-2.5-6.5
+0.2+0.3+0.2*-0.1-0.2-0.4
Thrashers vs Capitals-5.2*+0.1*-0.1+4.3+3.9+5.1
-0.4-0.1-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.4
Capitals vs Thrashers+4.1+3.4+4.5*-1.8*-1.1-5.8
+0.4+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.2-0.5
Canucks vs Capitals-5.7*-0.9*-1.0+4.5+3.6+3.4
-0.4*-0.1*-0.1+0.3+0.2+0.3
Capitals vs Flyers+3.9+4.2+2.9*-0.2-1.6-5.7
+0.3+0.3+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.4
Predators vs Capitals-6.0*-1.1*-1.2+3.9+2.7+3.0
-0.4-0.1-0.1+0.3+0.2+0.2
Red Wings vs Capitals-5.0*-0.5*+0.8+4.0+4.7+3.8
-0.4*-0.0*+0.0+0.3+0.3+0.3
Capitals vs Islanders+2.4+2.5+2.5-2.7*-0.8-7.1
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1*-0.1-0.5
Coyotes vs Capitals-5.6*-0.5*-0.1+4.0+3.8+3.4
-0.4-0.1*-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.3
Capitals vs Flyers+4.0+3.1+4.0*-1.2-1.5-5.4
+0.3+0.3+0.2*-0.0-0.1-0.4
Rangers vs Capitals-3.8*+0.6*+1.1+5.6+4.9+4.7
-0.3*+0.0*+0.1+0.4+0.4+0.4
Capitals vs Ducks+3.9+3.3+4.8-2.2*-0.5-4.5
+0.3+0.3+0.3*-0.1*-0.0-0.3
Oilers vs Capitals-4.3*-0.3*-0.5+5.0+4.7+4.4
-0.3*-0.0*+0.0+0.4+0.3+0.3
Capitals vs Devils+2.4+1.7+1.6-2.5-2.6-6.9
+0.2+0.1*+0.1-0.2-0.2-0.5
Capitals vs Flames+2.9+2.8+3.1*-0.8-1.5-6.2
+0.2+0.2+0.2*+0.0-0.1-0.5
Panthers vs Capitals-5.7*-0.5*-1.4+3.1+3.6+3.3
-0.4*-0.1*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Rangers vs Capitals-4.0*+0.6*+0.2+5.0+4.8+5.3
-0.3*+0.0*+0.0+0.4+0.3+0.4
Capitals vs Canadiens+4.9+4.3+5.2*+0.1*+0.4-4.0
+0.4+0.3+0.4*+0.0*+0.0-0.3
Capitals vs Sabres+3.9+4.5+3.1*-0.4*+0.1-4.7
+0.3+0.3+0.3*-0.0-0.0-0.3
Devils vs Capitals-6.5*-1.2*-0.1+2.5+2.6+2.6
-0.5-0.1*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Capitals vs Canadiens+5.1+4.3+4.4*+0.1*+0.4-4.1
+0.4+0.3+0.3*+0.0*+0.0-0.3
Capitals vs Sharks+3.4+4.3+3.5*+0.4*-0.2-4.8
+0.3+0.3+0.3-0.0*-0.0-0.4
Maple Leafs vs Capitals-5.9*-0.1*-0.9+1.8+2.8+3.2
-0.4-0.1*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Capitals vs Bruins+2.8+2.9+2.7*-2.0-1.8-6.2
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.2-0.1-0.5
Capitals vs Maple Leafs+2.7+2.3+1.7*-0.6*-1.3-6.4
+0.2+0.2+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.4
Capitals vs Kings+4.1+3.9+2.7*-1.2*+0.5-4.9
+0.3+0.3+0.3*-0.1*-0.0-0.4
Bruins vs Capitals-5.4*-1.0*-0.6+3.0+3.5+3.2
-0.4-0.1*-0.1+0.3+0.2+0.2
Capitals vs Sabres+4.2+3.6+3.7*+1.7*-0.7-4.7
+0.3+0.3+0.3-0.0*-0.0-0.3
Capitals vs Blues+3.5+3.1+3.7*+0.5*-0.1-5.2
+0.3+0.2+0.3*-0.0-0.1-0.4
Capitals vs Avalanche+2.3+2.3+2.6*-1.8-2.1-6.2
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.4
Bruins vs Capitals-5.4*-0.3*-0.4+3.0+3.2+3.1
-0.4-0.1-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.3
Capitals vs Predators+2.3+2.7+1.8*-1.8-2.1-5.9
+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.2-0.1-0.5
Ducks vs Capitals-4.0*+0.6*-0.5+3.3+3.8+4.5
-0.3*+0.0*-0.0+0.3+0.3+0.3
Sabres vs Capitals-3.8*-0.2*+1.5+2.5+4.0+4.7
-0.3*-0.0*+0.1+0.3+0.3+0.3
Capitals vs Oilers+3.5+3.5+2.7*+0.2*-0.9-4.8
+0.3+0.3+0.2*-0.0-0.1-0.4
Canadiens vs Capitals-3.1*+0.6*+0.8+4.0+5.0+4.9
-0.2*+0.0*+0.1+0.3+0.4+0.4

* 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 Capitals finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
129-140In1009*
126365-4In50502*
125366-3In1003*
124345-6In2040405*
123346-5In57437*
122336-6In554522*
121337-5In7345944*
120327-6In485275*
119328-5In3367126*
118318-6In030690242*
117319-5In178210325*
116309-6In197911497*
1153010-5In118621735*
1142910-6In8864201,059*
1132911-5In5883301,402*
1122811-6In38637201,931*
1112812-5In282483002,434*
1102712-6In1774116103,042*
1092612-7In0724139203,650*
1082613-6100.0%063314155104,518*
1072513-799.9055215198105,074*
1062514-699.8461122314305,599*
1052414-799.2036192522616,011*
1042415-698.22905242812206,589*
1032315-796.22203193220406,630*
1022316-692.51502153328706,555*
1012216-786.71001931361316,559*
1002217-677.370526402125,993*
992117-766.540318413135,494*
982118-655.121123939604,941*
972018-742.41073448104,357*
962019-630.710426541503,698*
951919-721.200219562203,000*
941920-612.40111573012,444*
931820-77.6007504111,984*
921821-65.205464811,427*
911721-73.0033757301,096*
901722-62.02316160798*
891622-70.51256213574*
881623-6Out1574111367*
871523-7Out136919254*
861524-6Out10652141192*
851424-71.1185928395*
841425-6Out26036253*
831426-5Out349381137*
821225-8Out20473315*
811226-7Out8583312*
801126-8Out1767176*
781128-6Out67333*
771129-5Out2929437*
50045-0Out1008
Total:76.6%0129151015171670000100,000

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Wednesday, 9/1100.0*Lottery seed
Penguins 3 Capitals 5 -0.9
Monday, 11/1100.0*Lottery seed
Capitals 2 Rangers 4 +1.2
Capitals 0 Penguins 1 +1.2
Capitals 2 Thrashers 4 +1.2
Capitals 3 Senators 4 +1.2
Capitals 0 Maple Leafs 4 +1.2
Capitals 4 Islanders 5 +1.1
Capitals 3 Rangers 5 +1.1
Canadiens 5 Capitals 4 +1.1
Thrashers 4 Capitals 0 +1.1
Islanders 5 Capitals 3 +1.1
Hurricanes 5 Capitals 3 +1.0
Flyers 3 Capitals 0 +1.0
Panthers 1 Capitals 2 -1.0
Kings 3 Capitals 2 +1.0
Wild 3 Capitals 2 +1.0
Sabres 2 Capitals 3 -1.0
Sharks 0 Capitals 1 -0.9
Devils 1 Capitals 5 -0.9
Blackhawks 2 Capitals 5 -0.9
Maple Leafs 5 Capitals 8 -0.9
Flames 2 Capitals 3 -0.9
Capitals 2 Blue Jackets 1 (ot)-0.9
Avalanche 3 Capitals 4 -0.8
Stars 1 Capitals 2 (so)-0.8
Blue Jackets 4 Capitals 5 -0.8
Capitals 4 Panthers 1 -0.8
Capitals 5 Lightning 3 -0.8
Capitals 6 Devils 3 -0.8
Capitals 2 Senators 1 -0.8
Blues 2 Capitals 3 (so)*-0.8
Capitals 3 Bruins 2 -0.7
Capitals 5 Red Wings 1 -0.7
Capitals 2 Canucks 1 -0.7
Capitals 2 Blackhawks 1 (ot)-0.7
Capitals 2 Stars 1 (so)-0.7
Capitals 5 Panthers 4 (so)-0.6
Capitals 2 Wild 3 (so)*+0.3
Avalanche 3 Blue Jackets 4 (so)+0.3
Capitals 4 Coyotes 5 (ot)+0.3
Islanders 3 Devils 4 (so)*-0.2
Panthers 3 Sharks 2 (ot)*+0.2
Hurricanes 5 Ducks 4 (so)*+0.2
Canucks 2 Devils 3 (so)*-0.2
Lightning 3 Flames 4 (so)*+0.2
Stars 3 Devils 2 (ot)*-0.2
Lightning 2 Sabres 3 (so)*-0.2
Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 4 (ot)*+0.2
Panthers 3 Blackhawks 7 -0.1
Kings 6 Hurricanes 2 -0.1
Blue Jackets 3 Panthers 1 -0.1
Islanders 4 Capitals 3 (ot)*+0.1
Devils 1 Kings 2 -0.1
Maple Leafs 4 Hurricanes 3 (so)*-0.1
Blue Jackets 6 Hurricanes 3 -0.1
Flyers 5 Capitals 4 (ot)*+0.0
Canadiens 4 Panthers 2 -0.0
Thrashers 3 Predators 2 *+0.0
Sharks 5 Sabres 2 *-0.0
Coyotes 2 Rangers 1 *-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Hurricanes vs Capitals+0.9+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.7-0.9
Capitals vs Hurricanes-0.7-0.5-0.6+0.3+0.3+1.0
Capitals vs Thrashers-0.7-0.5-0.7+0.4+0.3+0.9
Thrashers vs Capitals+0.8+0.1*+0.1-0.6-0.6-0.9
Capitals vs Hurricanes-0.7-0.5-0.5+0.4+0.4+0.9
Capitals vs Canadiens-0.8-0.7-0.9*-0.1*-0.0+0.6
Penguins vs Capitals+0.8+0.1*+0.1-0.7-0.6-0.8
Capitals vs Penguins-0.6-0.4-0.5+0.3+0.2+0.9
Lightning vs Capitals+0.8+0.1*+0.3-0.6-0.6-0.7
Capitals vs Flyers-0.6-0.7-0.4*+0.1+0.2+0.8
Senators vs Capitals+0.8+0.0+0.0-0.5-0.7-0.7
Oilers vs Capitals+0.7*+0.1*-0.0-0.8-0.7-0.7
Senators vs Capitals+0.8*+0.0*+0.1-0.6-0.6-0.7
Canucks vs Capitals+0.8+0.2*+0.2-0.6-0.5-0.5
Predators vs Capitals+0.9+0.2+0.2-0.6-0.4-0.5
Rangers vs Capitals+0.6*-0.0-0.2-0.9-0.8-0.7
Red Wings vs Capitals+0.8+0.1*-0.0-0.6-0.7-0.6
Lightning vs Capitals+0.8*+0.1*+0.2-0.6-0.6-0.6
Capitals vs Lightning-0.5-0.5-0.4*+0.1+0.3+0.9
Capitals vs Sharks-0.5-0.7-0.6+0.1+0.1+0.7
Rangers vs Capitals+0.6-0.1*-0.1-0.8-0.7-0.8
Capitals vs Islanders-0.3-0.4-0.4*+0.3+0.2+1.0
Capitals vs Flames-0.4-0.4-0.5*-0.1+0.3+0.9
Capitals vs Flyers-0.6-0.5-0.5+0.1+0.2+0.8
Coyotes vs Capitals+0.8*+0.2*+0.2-0.6-0.6-0.5
Capitals vs Blues-0.6-0.5-0.6+0.1+0.1+0.8
Capitals vs Oilers-0.6-0.6-0.5*+0.0*+0.1+0.8
Capitals vs Ducks-0.6-0.6-0.7*+0.3*+0.1+0.7
Bruins vs Capitals+0.8+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.5-0.5
Capitals vs Bruins-0.4-0.4-0.4*+0.3+0.2+0.9
Capitals vs Avalanche-0.3-0.3-0.4*+0.2+0.3+0.9
Bruins vs Capitals+0.8+0.2*+0.1-0.6-0.5-0.5
Capitals vs Kings-0.6-0.6-0.5*+0.2*+0.0+0.7
Capitals vs Sabres-0.6-0.6-0.6+0.1*+0.1+0.7
Capitals vs Devils-0.3-0.2*-0.2+0.4+0.4+1.0
Capitals vs Sabres-0.6-0.6-0.5*+0.0*+0.0+0.7
Capitals vs Predators-0.4-0.4-0.4+0.3+0.3+0.9
Sabres vs Capitals+0.6*+0.0-0.2-0.6-0.7-0.7
Capitals vs Canadiens-0.7-0.7-0.7*-0.0*-0.0+0.6
Capitals vs Maple Leafs-0.4-0.4-0.3+0.2+0.3+0.9
Devils vs Capitals+0.9+0.3+0.1-0.4-0.4-0.4

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

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
129-140100
126365-45050
125366-3100
124345-6204040
123346-55743
122336-65545
121337-5253459
120327-643552
119328-5295661
118318-60264690
117319-512581010
116309-6117791101
1153010-556824211
1142910-6357962220
1132911-51480812300
1122811-60272141252200
1112812-502651813533000
1102712-601532413655110
1092612-7004427035872200
1082613-6003429034101154010
1072513-702530022121198010
1062514-6162911111013122300
1052414-701026109718175601
1042415-6623005519181011020
1032315-731903217161618140
1022316-621402114132124370
1012216-7190109923288121
1002217-60700542128122020
992117-7040321623182950
982118-602111218213591
972018-7010071023391620
962019-610045213924510
951919-700221734331110
941920-60111127371850
931820-70007193627920
921821-60051130351530
911721-703624362281
901722-6231531311340
891622-7111024352091
881623-6141635291321
871523-711326381741
861524-617182832114
851424-714123227231
841425-6192134198
831426-5314432219
821225-81373327713
811226-7176717
801126-83367
781128-63367
771129-514432914
50045-0100
Total:00001514011437681161263210000000