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Montreal Canadiens Playoff Chances 2016-2017

Beat Ottawa 6-5 (ot), playoff odds up 6.6 to 50.5%
2 points   1 1-0

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
Ottawa 5 Montreal 6 (ot)+4.5
+0.5
+0.5
Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4 -0.3
St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 1 *+0.2
Columbus 4 San Jose 1 *-0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo+0.4*-0.0*-0.2*-0.2*-0.4-0.4
NY Islanders vs Anaheim-0.2*-0.2-0.4*+0.2*+0.1+0.3
Vancouver vs Carolina+0.2*-0.0*+0.1*+0.1*-0.1-0.3

* 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 Montreal finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
122-162InYes100419*
1215617-7In99.4%991158*
1205416-10In98.71000231*
1195417-9In99.2991391*
1185418-8In98.59901582*
1175318-9In97.79900878*
1165319-8In95.198111,325*
1155219-9In93.897121,781*
1145220-8In89.195322,612*
1135120-9In85.794423,681*
1125020-10In79.9915405,051*
1115021-9In74.0886606,882*
1104921-10In66.08497009,023*
1094922-9In55.47712100011,719*
1084923-8In44.971151301015,186*
1074823-9In33.862191801019,133*
1064824-8In23.953222212023,835*
1054724-9In14.3422527140028,780*
1044624-10In7.93227312601035,211*
1034625-9100.0%3.8242833410010041,694*
1024525-10100.01.5162834714020048,988*
1014526-9100.00.41025321118140056,581*
1004426-10100.00.15212715222710063,762*
994427-999.80.021721182641020071,424*
984327-1099.4No11214202771541078,036*
974328-998.5No08820241120710084,743*
964228-1096.4No0541820152312300090,428*
954229-991.6No03214131824177100095,725*
944129-1083.0No01110819222312410098,589*
934130-969.5No10641717251982000100,910*
924030-1052.6No0031131123241562000101,716*
914031-934.8No002096172622124100100,981*
903931-1020.2No01063112226199300098,072*
893932-99.9No00031616252516720094,587*
883832-104.2No00020291927231341090,687*
873833-91.6No010141323272092084,371*
863733-100.5No000027172726155177,683*
853734-90.2No000013102330239170,624*
843634-100.1No0001616283016363,211*
833635-90.0No000310243323755,460*
823535-100.0No000161833311148,630*
813536-9OutNo0031230371842,169*
803436-10OutNo001724412735,495*
793437-9OutNo00418413629,619*
783337-10OutNo00213394524,557*
773338-9OutNo019365419,617*
763238-10OutNo006316315,635*
753239-9OutNo003257212,428*
743139-10OutNo0220789,767*
733140-9OutNo0116837,504*
723040-10OutNo012875,484*
713041-9OutNo09914,105*
702941-10OutNo06943,052*
692942-9OutNo05952,198*
682842-10OutNo3971,538*
672843-9OutNo2981,060*
662844-8OutNo298715*
652744-9OutNo0100505*
642644-10OutNo199357*
632645-9OutNo0100226*
622545-10OutNo199145*
2-61OutNo100424*
Total:50.5%2.9%66667677776666652,100,380

* 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
Ottawa 5 Montreal 6 (ot)-1.0
Tampa Bay 2 New Jersey 0 +0.0
Chicago 1 Nashville 0 (so)*+0.0
Florida 3 Detroit 2 -0.0
Pittsburgh 2 Anaheim 3 -0.0
Toronto 3 Boston 2 *-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo-0.1*+0.0*+0.1+0.0+0.1+0.1

* 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
122-162100
1215617-7991
1205416-109910
1195417-99901
1185418-898101
1175318-998200
1165319-895311
1155219-994312
1145220-889632
1135120-986842
1125020-108011540
1115021-9741460600
1104921-106618907000
1094922-9552212010000
1084923-84526150130010
1074823-93428181171010
1064824-82429202211120
1054724-9142822324314000
1044624-108242252652060010
1034625-942020825840900100
1024525-10114171122127013102000
1014526-9091312161610017114000
1004426-100581310171411932060100
994427-902513516153196401002000
984327-1012102121561610601414010
974328-901708119111410017370100
964228-10005047115141321851103000
954229-900302410211144159161710000
944129-10001118071271012194124100
934130-90101604794131781893100
924030-100003014101101112201682000
914031-9000200180651317221672000
903931-10001005031101020231683100
893932-90000030105412212318931000
883832-1000002000214122023191141000
873833-9001001014112023201251000
863733-1000000014111923211352000
853734-900000001410192421135100
843634-1000000141119252112510
833635-9000015122126211130
823535-1000000261424271871
813536-9000027182827143
803436-100013112431237
793437-9001617313213
783337-1000211283721
773338-90016224030
763238-10004164041
753239-902103751
743139-100163162
733140-9032770
723040-10022177
713041-9011683
702941-1011188
692942-90892
682842-100595
672843-9496
662844-8397
652744-9199
642644-10199
632645-90100
622545-10199
2-61100
Total:333333334332434344444433333333