"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 3/9100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Canadiens 5 Panthers 4 +0.1
+0.2
Flyers 4 Lightning 3 -0.1
Devils 1 Blackhawks 2 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Penguins vs Capitals+0.1+0.0-0.1-0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway
Week of 3/17100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Bruins vs Hurricanes+0.0-0.0-0.1-0.1
Hurricanes vs Sharks-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.1

What If

Chances based on how well the Canadiens finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
97170-091.1%021138399866
96160-174.82284625127
95161-058.81949410728*
94151-143.6043955102,235*
93141-228.8022768407,087*
92142-116.80167490016,252*
91132-29.601073171038,701*
90133-14.20464293073,983*
89123-21.7025040700139,122*
88124-10.5134481610222,995*
87114-20.1019482850201,486
125-00.2021482640152,541*
86115-10.00114138101286,298
104-30.0083840131204,748*
85105-20.00327442330487,413*
116-00.0053144182178,005*
84106-10.00117433370497,601*
95-30.0011440369307,406
8396-2Out073244160541,607
107-0Out093741120227,856
85-4Out062945190181,791*
8297-1Out032448260549,724
86-3Out021947310458,671*
8187-2Out011244430595,495
98-0Out011546370244,731
76-4Out011042480205,670*
8088-1Out00738550528,088
77-3Out0534610447,392*
7978-2Out00226711506,452
89-0Out00330661207,492
67-4Out0223741174,958*
7879-1Out01187920400,651
68-3Out01158230331,913*
7769-2Out0098550436,290*
710-0Out0012844151,051*
76610-1Out0068590237,849
59-3Out00484120185,423*
75510-2Out0280180297,734*
74511-1Out01712800186,728*
73411-2Out0594010114,967*
72412-1Out044523061,670*
71312-2Out031618032,870*
70313-1Out0186615114,671*
69213-2Out10642326,601*
68214-1Out5533662,365*
67114-2Out2444410945*
66115-1Out334621223*
65116-0Out19473468*
64016-1Out6445018
63017-0Out43660842
Total:0.2%0000041017264030010,150,400

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs