Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 2016-2017 50/50

Did not play, playoff odds down 0.01 to 54.7%
2 points   1 0-0

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Saturday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Columbus 4 San Jose 1 *-0.2
*-0.0
St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 1 +0.0
Pittsburgh 2 Anaheim 3 *+0.0
Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4 -0.0
Tampa Bay 2 New Jersey 0 -0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo-4.9-0.8-0.7+3.2+4.0+4.0
-1.1*-0.2-0.3+0.7+1.1+1.0
-0.5-0.1-0.1+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

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
120-164In99.6%100464*
1195418-9In99.61000241*
1185419-8In99.11000332*
1175319-9In97.39910448*
1165320-8In96.19810698*
1155220-9In95.298110931*
1145120-10In90.996221,368*
1135121-9In88.3952201,907*
1125122-8In82.792432,437*
1115022-9In77.5895503,261*
1104922-10In68.28577004,124*
1094923-9In59.7801010005,298*
1084823-10In49.27213140106,585*
1074824-9In36.96416180108,308*
1064724-10In26.455212103010,166*
1054725-9In15.9442426140011,874*
1044625-10In9.73526302601014,125*
1034626-9In4.42428344901016,533*
1024526-10100.0%1.8172635613020018,998*
1014527-9100.00.61025331018140021,558*
1004427-1099.90.1521281422161023,779*
994428-999.80.031721192631020026,253*
984328-1099.50.011315202661440028,043*
974329-998.6No09820251019710030,141*
964229-1096.4No0541820152311310031,749*
954230-991.7No0321413182417710033,115*
944130-1082.9No021108192222124100033,260*
934131-969.8No1074171725199200034,255*
924031-1052.7No004114112324156200034,133*
914032-935.0No00209617252212410033,057*
903932-1020.0No010631021262010300031,775*
893933-99.8No00031515242517720030,320*
883833-104.4No00020281926231351028,517*
873834-91.7No010141223282192026,345*
863734-100.6No000017172626165124,059*
853735-90.2No0000031022292410221,561*
843635-100.0No001516273017419,381*
833636-90.0No00029233325717,009*
823536-100.0No000151633321214,608*
813537-9OutNo00021129382012,515*
803437-10OutNo001623412910,411*
793438-9OutNo00141742378,542*
783338-10OutNo0021238487,117*
773339-9OutNo01835575,543*
763239-10OutNo0529664,450*
753240-9OutNo0223753,569*
743140-10OutNo0219802,732*
733141-9OutNo0113862,117*
723041-10OutNo110891,535*
713042-9OutNo07931,146*
702942-10OutNo0694852*
692943-9OutNo397581*
682843-10OutNo0397418*
672844-9OutNo298333*
662744-10OutNo199222*
652745-9OutNo199134*
2-64OutNo100307*
Total:54.7%4.2%8686767766666555713,540

* 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

Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 1 -0.0
Tampa Bay 2 New Jersey 0 +0.0
Pittsburgh 2 Anaheim 3 -0.0
Vancouver 2 Calgary 1 *-0.0
Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4 +0.0
Toronto 3 Boston 2 *+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo+1.0*+0.2+0.2-0.7-0.8-0.9
NY Islanders vs Anaheim+0.0*-0.1*+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0

* 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
121-164100
1205518-8991
1195418-91000
1185419-89910
1175319-997110
1165320-896210
1155220-9953110
1145120-1091522
1135121-9887220
1125122-8831043
1115022-9781250500
1104922-106817707000
1094923-9602010010000
1084823-104923130140010
1074824-93727161180010
1064724-102628201201030
1054725-9162822224214000
1044625-101025224264260010
1034626-94202172774090010
1024526-1021517923126013102000
1014527-9191311171510016114000
1004427-1005913111713119316010
994428-90351251616319630100200
984328-10012102131551710601314000
974329-901808128111410017270100
964229-10005048105141411851103100
954230-9003024102111441591617200
944130-100011290712710121931241000
934131-90101604894121781793100
924031-10000401410110111220168210000
914032-9000202806513162216820000
903932-100010060319919231793100
893933-9000030105311202318104100
883833-10000020021411192319115100
873834-900100101410192320136200
863734-100000000149182422146200
853735-90000000149172322157200
843635-1000014918252214510
833636-9000014102027221230
823536-10000151323282181
813537-9000026162728164
803437-1000392332259
793438-9001516303514
783338-100029273923
773339-9015204133
763239-1003143944
753240-900193555
743140-100153064
733141-90032473
723041-10021880
713042-9011386
702942-1001090
692943-91792
682843-100693
672844-9496
662744-10298
652745-9298
2-64100
Total:443343334332434244443333333333