How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Wednesday, 9/1None
Monday, 11/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Lightning 0 Flyers 4 -6.2
-0.6
Lightning 3 Flyers 4 -6.0
-0.6
Lightning 2 Canadiens 4 -5.7
-0.6
Lightning 0 Oilers 4 -5.6
-0.6
Lightning 5 Thrashers 7 -5.5
-0.6
Lightning 2 Stars 3 -5.5
-0.6
Lightning 3 Hurricanes 5 -5.4
-0.6
Bruins 3 Lightning 2 -5.3
-0.5
Lightning 2 Canucks 3 -5.3
-0.5
Rangers 6 Lightning 1 -5.2
-0.5
Senators 6 Lightning 3 -5.1
-0.5
Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 4 (ot)+5.1
+0.5
Thrashers 4 Lightning 3 -5.0
-0.5
Capitals 5 Lightning 3 -4.9
-0.5
Canadiens 6 Lightning 1 -4.9
-0.5
Canadiens 7 Lightning 1 -4.8
-0.5
Penguins 4 Lightning 3 -4.8
-0.5
Senators 1 Lightning 4 +4.7
+0.5
Maple Leafs 5 Lightning 1 -4.6
-0.5
Panthers 1 Lightning 5 +4.5
+0.5
Canucks 3 Lightning 6 +4.5
+0.4
Hurricanes 2 Lightning 3 +4.4
+0.5
Hurricanes 1 Lightning 2 +4.1
+0.4
Lightning 6 Bruins 2 +4.0
+0.4
Lightning 5 Maple Leafs 2 +3.9
+0.4
Lightning 7 Islanders 3 +3.9
+0.4
Lightning 3 Panthers 0 +3.8
+0.4
Lightning 5 Sabres 3 +3.8
+0.4
Lightning 4 Hurricanes 3 +3.8
+0.4
Lightning 1 Red Wings 0 +3.8
+0.4
Lightning 6 Coyotes 3 +3.5
+0.4
Lightning 3 Senators 1 +3.5
+0.4
Lightning 4 Wild 3 +3.3
+0.3
Lightning 3 Avalanche 1 +3.2
+0.3
Maple Leafs 5 Blues 6 (so)+2.4
Maple Leafs 4 Blue Jackets 3 (so)*-1.1
Hurricanes 5 Ducks 4 (so)*+0.9
Hurricanes 2 Senators 3 +0.9
Blue Jackets 3 Thrashers 5 -0.9
Canucks 6 Hurricanes 5 +0.8
+0.1
Avalanche 6 Sabres 2 +0.8
Blackhawks 2 Devils 0 +0.8
Blue Jackets 3 Panthers 1 +0.7
Lightning 3 Flames 4 (so)*-0.7
-0.1
Canadiens 6 Avalanche 2 *-0.7
Sabres 7 Predators 4 *-0.6
Blue Jackets 3 Rangers 5 *-0.6
Stars 5 Blackhawks 6 (so)*-0.6
Devils 2 Hurricanes 4 *-0.5
-0.0
Lightning 2 Sabres 3 (so)*-0.5
*-0.1
Blues 4 Lightning 3 (ot)*+0.4
*+0.0
Penguins 6 Stars 1 *-0.3
Sabres 5 Thrashers 4 *+0.3
Sharks 1 Oilers 4 *+0.3
Oilers 4 Thrashers 3 *+0.2
Sharks 2 Lightning 1 (so)*+0.2
*-0.0
Panthers 2 Islanders 1 *+0.2
-0.0
Blues 3 Canucks 2 *-0.2
Oilers 4 Lightning 3 (so)*-0.2
*-0.0
Capitals 2 Canucks 1 *-0.2
Panthers 4 Oilers 2 -0.1
Kings 3 Capitals 2 +0.1
Stars 7 Panthers 3 +0.1
Blue Jackets 6 Hurricanes 3 +0.1
Sabres 5 Thrashers 1 +0.1
Kings 6 Hurricanes 2 +0.0
Hurricanes 5 Canadiens 2 -0.0
Flyers 2 Ducks 1 (ot)*+0.0
Canucks 0 Bruins 4 *+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Lightning vs Capitals+4.0+3.0+2.5-1.9-1.9-4.6
+0.2+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Senators+3.9+2.6+3.2-2.3-1.0-4.5
+0.2+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.0-0.2
Wild vs Lightning-3.1*+0.2*+0.2+5.3+4.3+3.8
-0.1*-0.0*+0.0+0.3+0.2+0.2
Capitals vs Lightning-3.9*-0.7*-0.8+3.2+3.6+4.5
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Lightning vs Capitals+3.5+2.9+3.8*-1.4-1.2-4.5
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.2
Flyers vs Lightning-3.6*-0.4*-0.7+3.4+4.7+3.8
-0.2*-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Lightning-3.8*-0.8*-0.7+3.4+3.8+4.4
-0.2*-0.0-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Thrashers vs Lightning-3.6*-0.4*-0.2+3.4+3.5+4.2
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Lightning vs Bruins+2.3+2.0+3.2-2.0*-0.7-4.5
+0.1+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Thrashers+3.7+2.8+3.1*-1.5-1.2-4.0
+0.2+0.1+0.1*-0.0-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Penguins+3.6+2.8+3.0*-0.9-1.2-4.1
+0.2+0.2+0.1*-0.0-0.0-0.2
Lightning vs Ducks+3.0+4.2+2.7*-0.3*-0.3-3.3
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0*-0.0-0.2
Bruins vs Lightning-3.6-1.0*-1.1+3.8+2.8+2.5
-0.2-0.1-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Lightning vs Penguins+3.6+3.3+1.9-2.1-1.3-3.9
+0.2+0.2+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.2
Flyers vs Lightning-3.4*-0.7*-0.3+4.0+3.4+4.0
-0.2*-0.0*+0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Sabres vs Lightning-3.0*-0.1*+0.3+3.7+4.3+4.1
-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Lightning vs Rangers+3.4+4.1+4.1*+0.9*+0.0-3.2
+0.2+0.2+0.2*+0.0*+0.0-0.2
Devils vs Lightning-4.2-1.6*-1.5+3.2+2.1+1.9
-0.2-0.1-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
Ducks vs Lightning-3.1*+0.1*+0.1+3.6+4.0+3.8
-0.2*+0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Flames vs Lightning-3.8*-0.1*-1.4+2.7+3.2+2.9
-0.2*+0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.2+0.1
Lightning vs Blackhawks+2.6+1.9+3.0*-1.1-1.5-4.1
+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Canadiens+3.9+4.0+3.8*+0.9*+0.6-2.9
+0.2+0.2+0.2*+0.1*+0.0-0.1
Lightning vs Rangers+3.4+3.9+3.7*-0.4*+0.5-3.1
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0*+0.0-0.2
Blackhawks vs Lightning-3.7*-0.3*-0.3+3.1+2.5+3.2
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.1+0.2
Lightning vs Devils+1.7+1.4+2.1*-1.4-1.5-4.7
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1*-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Blue Jackets+2.4+3.0*+1.4*-1.2*-0.8-3.8
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.0*-0.0-0.2
Sabres vs Lightning-2.8*+0.3*+0.6+2.8+4.0+3.5
-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Lightning vs Sharks+3.1+3.3+3.3*-0.7*-0.2-3.5
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1*-0.0-0.2
Devils vs Lightning-4.1*-0.9-2.1+2.6+2.0+1.9
-0.2-0.0*-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
Rangers vs Lightning-2.6*+0.2*+0.8+4.1+3.7+4.0
-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Predators vs Lightning-4.0-1.0*-1.6+2.7+2.4+2.5
-0.2*-0.1*-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
Islanders vs Lightning-4.2*-0.8*+0.1+2.0+2.5+2.2
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Islanders vs Lightning-4.3*-0.6*-0.7+2.2+2.4+2.3
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Lightning vs Kings+3.4+3.1+2.6*+0.0*-0.8-3.2
+0.2+0.2+0.1*+0.0-0.0-0.2
Coyotes vs Lightning-3.6-1.2*+0.1+2.8+2.8+3.0
-0.2*-0.0*+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Lightning vs Islanders+1.8+2.1+1.8-2.3-1.2-4.4
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1-0.0-0.2
Kings vs Lightning-2.9*+0.2*+1.1+3.3+3.7+3.4
-0.2*+0.0*+0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Avalanche vs Lightning-3.9-1.2-2.3+2.3+1.8+2.6
-0.2-0.1-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
Maple Leafs vs Lightning-3.8-1.3*-0.5+1.6+2.4+2.6
-0.2-0.1*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Lightning vs Maple Leafs+2.1+2.1+1.6*-0.9-1.7-4.3
+0.1+0.1*+0.1*-0.0-0.1-0.2
Red Wings vs Lightning-3.2*-0.2*+0.0+2.4+3.0+3.1
-0.2*-0.0*+0.0+0.1+0.2+0.2
Panthers vs Lightning-3.7*-0.6*-0.7+2.2+2.7+2.6
-0.2*-0.1*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.2
Lightning vs Blues+3.0+3.0+2.5-1.6*-0.6-3.3
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0*-0.0-0.2
Lightning vs Predators+2.1+1.8+1.9*-1.1-2.0-4.3
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.0-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Panthers+2.3+1.9+2.2*-0.6-1.9-4.0
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.0-0.1-0.2
Lightning vs Devils+1.5+1.8+1.7*-1.5-1.3-4.4
+0.1+0.1*+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.2

* 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 Lightning finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
132460-0In88138
115-116In1003*
114346-6In3350176*
113336-7In11899*
112337-6In4844825*
111338-5In27977542*
110328-6In3668148265*
109318-7In55718164109*
108319-6In1573141861176*
107309-7In472172473307*
1063010-6In4111327143452*
1053011-598.3%2808312572690*
1042911-696.1190725291631909*
1032811-791.71403193422711,269*
1022812-684.99021231321321,760*
1012712-773.751724382242,205*
1002713-662.130318372992,807*
992613-748.9102123436153,393*
982614-634.810172742234,150*
972514-722.910319443304,793*
962515-613.60112414505,423*
952415-78.90008375405,815*
942416-64.6004296616,105*
932316-72.3002237416,649*
922317-61.301177936,496*
912217-70.5011284406,494*
902117-80.20886606,039*
892118-70.105851005,910*
882119-60.0038314005,370*
872019-70.002772014,590*
862020-60.001722623,903*
851920-7Out06333303,338*
841921-6Out05639502,721*
831821-7Out045441012,052*
821822-6Out036481511,686*
811722-7Out29501921,304*
801723-6Out2249272926*
791623-7Out1445374671*
781523-8Out10404010463*
771524-7Out7394311306*
761525-6Out52742250203*
751425-7Out32247271144*
741325-8Out1204529591*
731225-9Out74742455*
721327-6Out83850426*
711227-7Out36501414*
701127-8Out2020605*
691229-5Out5038138*
681129-6Out67333*
671231-3Out1002*
661030-6Out1001
40-65Out1009*
Total:14.8%002001481755102000100,000

* 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, 9/1None
Monday, 11/1100.0*Lottery seed
Lightning 0 Flyers 4 +1.2
Lightning 0 Oilers 4 +1.2
Lightning 3 Flyers 4 +1.2
Lightning 2 Stars 3 +1.2
Lightning 5 Thrashers 7 +1.2
Lightning 2 Canadiens 4 +1.2
Lightning 2 Canucks 3 +1.1
Lightning 3 Hurricanes 5 +1.1
Bruins 3 Lightning 2 +1.1
Capitals 5 Lightning 3 +1.1
Rangers 6 Lightning 1 +1.1
Blue Jackets 3 Lightning 4 (ot)-1.1
Senators 6 Lightning 3 +1.1
Canadiens 6 Lightning 1 +1.0
Thrashers 4 Lightning 3 +1.0
Penguins 4 Lightning 3 +1.0
Canadiens 7 Lightning 1 +1.0
Maple Leafs 5 Lightning 1 +1.0
Panthers 1 Lightning 5 -0.9
Canucks 3 Lightning 6 -0.9
Hurricanes 2 Lightning 3 -0.9
Senators 1 Lightning 4 -0.9
Hurricanes 1 Lightning 2 -0.9
Lightning 3 Panthers 0 -0.8
Lightning 6 Bruins 2 -0.8
Lightning 5 Maple Leafs 2 -0.8
Lightning 4 Hurricanes 3 -0.8
Lightning 5 Sabres 3 -0.8
Lightning 1 Red Wings 0 -0.8
Lightning 7 Islanders 3 -0.8
Lightning 6 Coyotes 3 -0.7
Lightning 4 Wild 3 -0.7
Lightning 3 Avalanche 1 -0.7
Lightning 3 Senators 1 -0.7
Maple Leafs 5 Blues 6 (so)*-0.3
Flyers 5 Capitals 4 (ot)*+0.2
Hurricanes 3 Flyers 2 (so)*-0.2
Thrashers 5 Canadiens 4 (so)*+0.2
Canucks 3 Rangers 4 (ot)*-0.2
Lightning 2 Sabres 3 (so)*+0.2
Hurricanes 2 Senators 3 *-0.2
Maple Leafs 4 Blue Jackets 3 (so)+0.2
Canadiens 3 Hurricanes 2 -0.1
Lightning 3 Flames 4 (so)+0.1
Canucks 6 Hurricanes 5 -0.1
Panthers 0 Canadiens 3 -0.1
Panthers 3 Sharks 2 (ot)*+0.1
Blue Jackets 6 Hurricanes 3 -0.1
Oilers 4 Lightning 3 (so)*+0.1
Blues 4 Lightning 3 (ot)*-0.1
Wild 3 Stars 4 *-0.1
Bruins 2 Penguins 3 *-0.1
Devils 2 Hurricanes 4 +0.1
Hurricanes 3 Penguins 2 *+0.1
Ducks 4 Coyotes 3 *-0.1
Flames 2 Islanders 1 -0.0
Sharks 2 Lightning 1 (so)*+0.0
Capitals 3 Senators 4 -0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Capitals vs Lightning+0.5*+0.0*+0.0-0.4-0.5-0.5
Lightning vs Capitals-0.4-0.4-0.3+0.2+0.1+0.6
Lightning vs Capitals-0.4-0.4-0.4*+0.1*+0.1+0.6
Flames vs Lightning+0.6*+0.0+0.2-0.3-0.4-0.4
Blackhawks vs Lightning+0.5*+0.1*+0.1-0.4-0.4-0.5
Wild vs Lightning+0.4*+0.0*-0.0-0.6-0.6-0.5
Lightning vs Blackhawks-0.4-0.3-0.3+0.2+0.2+0.6
Lightning vs Thrashers-0.5-0.4-0.4*+0.1+0.1+0.5
Lightning vs Senators-0.4-0.4-0.4*+0.1*+0.1+0.5
Bruins vs Lightning+0.5+0.1*+0.1-0.4-0.4-0.4
Penguins vs Lightning+0.5-0.0+0.1-0.5-0.5-0.5
Lightning vs Blue Jackets-0.4-0.4-0.3*+0.2+0.1+0.6
Lightning vs Bruins-0.3-0.3-0.3*+0.2*+0.1+0.6
Flyers vs Lightning+0.4*+0.0+0.1-0.4-0.5-0.5
Thrashers vs Lightning+0.4*+0.0*+0.0-0.5-0.4-0.5
Lightning vs Sharks-0.5-0.4-0.5*+0.1+0.0+0.5
Lightning vs Penguins-0.4-0.4-0.4*+0.1*+0.1+0.5
Coyotes vs Lightning+0.5+0.1*+0.0-0.4-0.4-0.4
Devils vs Lightning+0.6+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.3-0.3
Flyers vs Lightning+0.4*+0.1*-0.0-0.4-0.4-0.5
Lightning vs Rangers-0.5-0.5-0.5-0.1*-0.0+0.4
Red Wings vs Lightning+0.5*+0.0*-0.1-0.4-0.4-0.4
Lightning vs Canadiens-0.5-0.5-0.4-0.2*-0.1+0.4
Lightning vs Rangers-0.5-0.5-0.5*-0.0-0.0+0.4
Sabres vs Lightning+0.4-0.0*-0.0-0.5-0.5-0.5
Lightning vs Predators-0.3-0.3-0.3*+0.1+0.3+0.6
Ducks vs Lightning+0.4*-0.0+0.0-0.4-0.5-0.5
Rangers vs Lightning+0.4*-0.1*-0.1-0.6-0.5-0.5
Kings vs Lightning+0.4*-0.0*-0.1-0.4-0.5-0.5
Sabres vs Lightning+0.4*-0.0*-0.1-0.5-0.5-0.5
Islanders vs Lightning+0.6+0.1*+0.1-0.3-0.3-0.3
Lightning vs Devils-0.2-0.2-0.3*+0.2+0.2+0.6
Lightning vs Blues-0.4-0.4-0.4*+0.1*+0.1+0.5
Lightning vs Panthers-0.3-0.3-0.3*+0.1+0.2+0.6
Predators vs Lightning+0.5*+0.1*+0.2-0.3-0.3-0.4
Islanders vs Lightning+0.6+0.1*+0.1-0.3-0.3-0.3
Maple Leafs vs Lightning+0.5*+0.1*+0.1-0.3-0.4-0.4
Lightning vs Ducks-0.4-0.5-0.4*+0.1*+0.0+0.4
Lightning vs Penguins-0.4-0.4-0.3+0.2+0.1+0.5
Lightning vs Islanders-0.3-0.3-0.3*+0.2+0.1+0.6
Lightning vs Kings-0.4-0.4-0.4*-0.0*+0.1+0.4
Lightning vs Maple Leafs-0.3-0.2-0.3*+0.2*+0.2+0.6
Lightning vs Devils-0.2-0.2-0.2*+0.2+0.2+0.6

* 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
132460-08813
115-116100
114346-633331717
113336-7117811
112337-6476848
111338-52691075222
110328-6351153559622
109318-7312476131064
108319-6130271241013561
107309-7212522151113713
1063010-61428111212151323
1053011-5919017823187702
1042911-6415006520171116131
1032811-721203217161721171
1022812-617021111020284132
1012712-704107518308225
1002713-60303315251228100
992613-7102111191534161
982614-60101061116372520
972514-71003613363461
962515-60013929421320
952415-70001722452040
942416-60004134231810
932316-700027353616300
922317-6013253924700
912217-70121636331120
902117-800930371840
892118-7004233726810
882119-60214333414300
872019-7018263622610
862020-60031736311120
851920-70210283719400
841921-61623362681
831821-7031231341540
821822-61724362571
811722-703193429122
801723-6021128362130
791623-7016183927900
781523-82153333152
771524-711230351840
761525-60519313015
751425-7413314013
741325-8104029157
731225-92238364
721327-6815313584
711227-7736507
701127-820402020
691229-5385013
681129-6333333
671231-3100
661030-6100
651031-5100
40046-0100
Total:0000100000112441017161411753100000