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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 -5.7
-0.6
Monday, 11/1100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Penguins 0 Bruins 3 -5.6
-0.6
Penguins 1 Canadiens 7 -5.5
-0.6
Penguins 2 Wild 4 -5.4
-0.5
Penguins 3 Predators 4 -5.2
-0.5
Hurricanes 7 Penguins 4 -5.2
-0.5
Panthers 2 Penguins 1 -5.1
-0.5
Flyers 5 Penguins 3 -5.1
-0.5
Penguins 1 Canucks 3 -5.1
-0.5
Rangers 4 Penguins 2 -5.0
-0.5
Capitals 0 Penguins 1 +4.9
+0.5
Sabres 2 Penguins 3 +4.9
+0.5
Hurricanes 3 Penguins 2 -4.8
-0.5
Penguins 3 Blues 4 -4.8
-0.5
Wild 2 Penguins 1 -4.8
-0.5
Islanders 3 Penguins 4 +4.7
+0.5
Maple Leafs 2 Penguins 3 +4.7
+0.5
Thrashers 4 Penguins 5 +4.7
+0.5
Blackhawks 1 Penguins 0 -4.7
-0.5
Sabres 5 Penguins 1 -4.7
-0.5
Islanders 2 Penguins 4 +4.6
+0.5
Bruins 2 Penguins 3 +4.6
+0.5
Rangers 1 Penguins 3 +4.4
+0.5
Canucks 2 Penguins 3 +4.4
+0.4
Devils 2 Penguins 3 +4.3
+0.5
Penguins 2 Panthers 0 +4.3
+0.4
Coyotes 4 Penguins 5 (ot)+4.2
+0.4
Stars 4 Penguins 2 -4.2
-0.4
Penguins 4 Lightning 3 +4.1
+0.4
Ducks 5 Penguins 7 +3.8
+0.4
Penguins 5 Islanders 1 +3.8
+0.4
Penguins 2 Senators 1 +3.8
+0.4
Penguins 7 Devils 2 +3.7
+0.4
Penguins 3 Avalanche 2 +3.7
+0.4
Penguins 3 Red Wings 1 +3.5
+0.4
Penguins 5 Flames 2 +3.5
+0.4
Penguins 3 Coyotes 1 +3.5
+0.3
Penguins 6 Stars 1 +3.4
+0.4
Penguins 3 Blackhawks 1 +3.4
+0.3
Penguins 4 Sharks 0 +3.3
+0.3
Sharks 4 Penguins 5 (so)+3.1
+0.3
Hurricanes 3 Flyers 2 (so)-2.1
*-0.2
Canadiens 6 Penguins 5 (so)*-1.8
-0.1
Penguins 4 Rangers 5 (ot)-1.5
-0.2
Predators 2 Kings 3 (ot)+1.4
Canucks 3 Rangers 4 (ot)*-1.3
-0.1
Sabres 2 Blackhawks 3 (so)*-1.1
Red Wings 5 Flyers 1 +0.9
Oilers 4 Thrashers 3 +0.8
Devils 1 Kings 2 +0.8
Bruins 5 Blues 4 (so)*-0.8
Oilers 3 Islanders 1 +0.7
Predators 3 Flyers 5 *-0.6
Devils 1 Blackhawks 2 *+0.6
Hurricanes 3 Thrashers 2 *+0.6
Kings 8 Devils 1 *+0.6
Thrashers 4 Red Wings 3 (ot)*+0.5
Rangers 3 Sharks 2 *-0.4
Ducks 3 Flyers 1 *+0.4
Flyers 4 Red Wings 3 (ot)*-0.4
Canadiens 6 Avalanche 2 *-0.4
Thrashers 5 Canadiens 4 (so)*+0.4
Devils 2 Flames 4 *+0.3
Avalanche 3 Bruins 2 (so)*-0.3
Thrashers 3 Bruins 2 (ot)*-0.2
Flames 2 Penguins 1 (ot)*+0.1
*+0.0
Red Wings 6 Penguins 5 (so)*-0.1
*-0.0
Bruins 1 Sharks 2 (ot)*+0.1
Kings 3 Panthers 1 *+0.0
Flames 1 Blackhawks 2 *-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Penguins vs Capitals+3.9+2.7+2.7*-1.1-1.9-5.8
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.3
Capitals vs Penguins-5.0*-0.6*-1.5+4.0+3.5+4.5
-0.3-0.0*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.3
Senators vs Penguins-4.9*-0.6*-1.0+3.6+4.0+4.5
-0.3*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.3+0.3
Penguins vs Senators+3.8+2.5+3.2-1.8-1.4-5.5
+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.4
Senators vs Penguins-4.7*-0.9*-0.9+4.1+3.6+4.4
-0.3-0.1*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.3
Penguins vs Thrashers+3.4+3.4+3.7*-0.6-1.7-5.3
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Hurricanes+3.6+2.9+3.0-2.6-1.3-5.3
+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Hurricanes+3.4+3.1+2.0*-0.4-1.2-5.3
+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3
Thrashers vs Penguins-4.5*-0.6*-0.5+3.7+3.8+4.2
-0.3*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.3
Lightning vs Penguins-4.9*-1.0*-1.3+3.4+3.2+3.6
-0.3-0.1-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Thrashers+3.4+2.7+3.5*-1.3-1.3-4.9
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Lightning+3.0+2.6+2.3-2.2-1.2-5.4
+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Sabres+3.3+3.2+4.1*-0.8*-0.1-4.1
+0.3+0.2+0.3-0.1-0.0-0.3
Lightning vs Penguins-4.7-1.4*-0.4+3.0+3.3+3.5
-0.3-0.1*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Flyers+3.2+2.6+3.1-2.1*-0.8-4.7
+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.3
Bruins vs Penguins-4.8-1.3*+0.1+2.6+3.2+2.6
-0.3-0.1*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Oilers+3.4+2.4+3.0*-0.9*-0.6-4.5
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Sabres+3.7+3.4+2.4*-1.5*-0.2-4.2
+0.3+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.0-0.3
Penguins vs Flyers+3.1+2.8+2.3*-0.6*-0.9-4.7
+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3
Blues vs Penguins-3.8*+0.0*+0.1+4.0+3.7+3.3
-0.2*-0.0*-0.0+0.3+0.2+0.2
Devils vs Penguins-5.5-2.0*-1.7+2.0+2.2+2.1
-0.3-0.1*-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
Penguins vs Islanders+1.9+2.0+2.0-2.6-1.7-5.7
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.4
Penguins vs Devils+1.9+1.6+1.3*-1.9-3.1-5.8
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1-0.2-0.4
Oilers vs Penguins-3.7*+0.4*-0.3+4.0+3.4+3.3
-0.2*+0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Canadiens vs Penguins-2.8*+0.7*-0.1+4.8+4.5+4.0
-0.2*+0.0*+0.0+0.3+0.3+0.3
Penguins vs Kings+3.3+2.8+3.3*-0.7*+0.0-4.2
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0-0.0-0.3
Penguins vs Maple Leafs+1.8+2.4+2.4*-1.3-1.9-5.1
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.3
Predators vs Penguins-5.0*-0.7*-1.6+2.4+2.5+2.4
-0.3*-0.1*-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.2
Blue Jackets vs Penguins-4.3*-1.0*+0.5+3.2+2.2+3.2
-0.3*-0.1*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Ducks+2.9+3.5+2.8*-0.2*-0.0-4.0
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.0*-0.0-0.3
Maple Leafs vs Penguins-5.0*+0.1*-1.2+1.8+2.5+2.4
-0.3*-0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.1+0.2
Flyers vs Penguins-3.8*-0.3*-1.0+2.9+3.5+3.6
-0.3-0.1*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.3
Panthers vs Penguins-4.7*-0.9*-1.0+2.1+2.2+2.8
-0.3-0.1*-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.2
Penguins vs Maple Leafs+2.1+1.9+1.7*-1.1-1.8-5.3
+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Rangers+3.3+3.6+3.7*+0.4*+0.1-3.6
+0.2+0.2+0.2*+0.0-0.0-0.3
Penguins vs Panthers+2.2+1.9+1.5-2.2*-0.9-5.0
+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Bruins+2.2+1.6+1.8*-1.8*-0.7-5.0
+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.1*-0.1-0.3
Penguins vs Blue Jackets+2.5+2.2+2.5*-1.4*-0.6-4.7
+0.2+0.2+0.2*-0.1*-0.1-0.3
Avalanche vs Penguins-4.8-2.1*-1.7+2.2+2.3+2.5
-0.3-0.1*-0.1+0.1+0.2+0.2
Kings vs Penguins-3.3*+0.2*+0.2+2.1+3.5+3.4
-0.2*+0.0*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2
Penguins vs Canadiens+3.4+3.6+2.7*+0.6*+0.4-3.1
+0.2+0.2+0.2*+0.0*+0.0-0.2

* 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 Penguins finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
136410-0In1008
125344-3In67333*
124345-2In1006*
123324-5In1040302010*
122325-4In55536522*
121315-5In34349561*
120316-4In13656775*
119317-3In325612170*
118307-4In12605617263*
117297-5In02161161405*
116298-4In14161231602*
115288-5In13152332936*
114289-4In81434531,315*
113279-5In61385051,791*
112269-6In313155902,394*
1112610-5In2124581413,099*
1102510-6In11175723103,824*
1092511-5In1012543034,648*
1082411-6100.0%00847385005,312*
1072412-5100.0004384511106,024*
1062312-699.8002304817206,443*
1052313-599.701214825503,570*
2212-799.501204725613,108*
1042213-698.900112433310106,909*
1032214-597.1008353817307,029*
1022114-694.0004254024606,801*
1012115-588.8021637341016,212*
1002015-680.2011033371825,573*
992016-570.30524412734,969*
981916-658.500316403654,223*
971917-545.001103546903,565*
961817-634.11529521402,826*
951818-523.20320552102,221*
941718-616.4115543001,716*
931719-510.3110513711,176*
921619-64.40447472883*
911620-51.80238555614*
901520-61.1135577450*
891521-51.522364110265*
881421-6Out177310197*
871422-5Out1662211103*
861423-4Out1261215176*
851222-7Out86228339*
841223-6Out35533933*
831224-5Out8236913*
821124-6Out40605*
811226-3Out50502*
801126-4Out1001
771028-3Out1002*
54041-0Out13888
Total:83.6%01062023181512400000100,000

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

* 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
136410-0100
125344-36733
124345-2100
123324-510403020
122325-45505365
121315-522393495
120316-413515337
119317-330254212
118307-41215051517
117297-50174529161
116298-494148132311
115288-567137153122
114289-4351024204233
113279-51410172143750
112269-6131010214313900
1112610-5020051937221311
1102510-601102152928203100
1092511-50100111213324630
1082411-600008133526135000
1072412-50000463225209110
1062312-60002327202814220
1052313-5011211533196500
2212-7011191334196601
1042213-600101283521129010
1032214-50008431191815130
1022114-6004224162421360
1012115-5021161027277101
1002015-60101052726111820
992016-500522223182540
981916-600311518213381
971917-501091123371530
961817-61056223624500
951818-50321832321120
941718-61114243718400
931719-510918352691
921619-6041132351440
911620-5001423372671
901520-6121436311330
891521-520926332172
881421-67173231121
871422-5292635226
861423-45124124144
851222-782649108
841223-624361524
831224-5158154615
821124-620204020
811226-35050
801126-4100
771028-3100
54041-01388
Total:000000247129148109594210000000