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Montreal Canadiens Playoff Chances 2016-2017 50/50

Beat Ottawa 6-5 (ot), playoff odds up 4.1 to 49.4%
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)+3.8
+0.4
+0.4
Columbus 4 San Jose 1 -0.3
Chicago 1 Nashville 0 (so)*+0.0
St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 1 +0.0
Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4 *-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo+0.4*+0.5*-0.1*-0.2*-0.6-0.3
+0.0*+0.0*-0.0*-0.0-0.1-0.0
NY Islanders vs Anaheim-0.0*+0.0*-0.0*+0.1*-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

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
120-162InYes100289*
1195417-9In98.3%982121*
1185418-8In97.4982190*
1175318-9In95.79811305*
1165319-8In96.09811403*
1155219-9In93.09711656*
1145220-8In91.39533838*
1135120-9In87.595331,246*
1125121-8In83.3924301,752*
1115021-9In75.8886602,298*
1105022-8In67.28489002,850*
1094922-9In61.2801010003,917*
1084923-8In47.9711315015,113*
1074823-9In36.86317190106,318*
1064723-10In26.15419231307,978*
1054724-9In16.944242714009,608*
1044725-8In9.3352531271011,768*
1034625-9In4.42526354901013,902*
1024525-10100.0%1.9172634714020016,194*
1014526-999.90.61024331019140018,585*
1004426-1099.90.26202814231710021,188*
994427-999.90.03162118263102023,514*
984327-1099.4No112142027614410026,161*
974328-998.5No0882025102071028,398*
964228-1096.3No0541720152312300030,061*
954229-991.4No03213131825187100031,699*
944129-1082.8No1110819222312410032,920*
934130-969.2No1064161725198300033,923*
924030-1051.6No003113112325166200034,060*
914031-934.2No0209617252212510033,716*
903931-1019.8No01063112126201031033,487*
893932-910.0No00031515242517720031,964*
883832-104.4No00020281926241341030,840*
873833-91.6No00101412222721102029,109*
863733-100.6No000016162627165126,707*
853734-90.2No000031021302410224,208*
843634-100.0No00001515273017422,070*
833635-90.0No000029233325819,462*
823535-100.0No00151732321317,259*
813536-9OutNo00021128382014,835*
803436-10OutNo001623412912,653*
793437-9OutNo00317413810,559*
783337-10OutNo0021139488,787*
773338-9OutNo01734577,099*
763238-10OutNo00528675,831*
753239-9OutNo00324734,594*
743139-10OutNo00119803,664*
733140-9OutNo0115842,713*
723141-8OutNo0010902,100*
713041-9OutNo08921,525*
702941-10OutNo05951,223*
692942-9OutNo0496863*
682842-10OutNo298597*
672843-9OutNo199425*
662844-8OutNo298315*
652744-9OutNo199201*
642745-8OutNo199149*
2-63OutNo100330*
Total:49.4%3.1%6575757776666666713,540

* 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
Ottawa 5 Montreal 6 (ot)-0.7
Pittsburgh 2 Anaheim 3 -0.0
St. Louis 3 NY Rangers 1 -0.0
Vancouver 2 Calgary 1 *-0.0
Florida 3 Detroit 2 *-0.0
Colorado 1 Dallas 2 *+0.0
Washington 3 NY Islanders 0 *-0.0
Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Edmonton vs Buffalo-0.1*-0.1*+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.0
Vancouver vs Carolina+0.0*-0.1*+0.0+0.1-0.0-0.0
NY Islanders vs Anaheim+0.0*-0.0*+0.0*-0.1*+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
120-162100
1195417-9982
1185418-89712
1175318-996311
1165319-896211
1155219-993411
1145220-891433
1135120-987733
1125121-8839430
1115021-9761260600
1105022-867168900
1094922-9611810010000
1084923-8482313015001
1074823-93726161181010
1064723-102628181221130
1054724-9172721225314000
1044725-892522426427010
1034625-9421206277490010
1024525-1021517923116013102000
1014526-9191311171510017114000
1004426-100581211171312031701000
994427-9035125161522063010020
984327-10121021215517106013140100
974328-90170812812131001727010
964228-10005048106141311851203000
954229-90030241021114416917171000
944129-1001128071271012194124100
934130-9100604795121781893100
924030-1000030149191112211782000
914031-900201806413172216831000
903931-1000100502199192317831000
893932-90000030105311202318104100
883832-1000002000214112023191151000
873833-900101014101823201362000
863733-100000001410182322146200
853734-900000139172423146200
843634-10000000131018252314510
833635-9000014112026221240
823535-100000151323282082
813536-900026172728164
803436-1000392331258
793437-9001516313314
783337-1000210263923
773338-90015204034
763238-10003143845
753239-900193555
743139-100053164
733140-90032472
723141-8021781
713041-911386
702941-1011089
692942-90792
682842-10496
672843-90397
662844-8298
652744-9199
642745-8199
632544-11199
2-62100
Total:333333324332434344444433333333