Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Chance will make playoffsPres TrophyChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
Toronto420-0452.8%+2.14.9%+0.887656666666666658.1+0.271Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo2110-0150.6+0.84.1+0.777666666666666668.4+0.114Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay0200-0050.0+0.13.3-0.166666666666666668.5+0.028Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa0200-0049.9+0.03.3-0.066666666666666668.58Ottawa Senators
Boston0200-0049.9+0.03.3+0.066666666666666668.58Boston Bruins
Florida0200-0049.7-0.13.3-0.166666666666666668.5-0.018Florida Panthers
Detroit1100-1-149.1-0.83.1-0.366666666666666668.6-0.098Detroit Red Wings
Montreal0101-0-149.0-0.12.4-0.156676666666666668.6-0.021Montreal Canadiens

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Wednesday
Philadelphia 1 Toronto 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Toronto+4.2
+0.9
+0.5
Detroit 3 Buffalo 4 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Buffalo*+0.2
+0.4
+0.1
Detroit*-0.9
*-0.2
-0.1
Montreal*+0.1
Colorado 5 Anaheim 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Buffalo+0.4
Florida-0.0
Thursday
Boston vs Tampa BayIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay45.749.3*49.3*50.550.854.3
2.4*3.13.04.03.84.1
9.0*8.6*8.68.48.48.0
Boston54.3*50.550.7*49.348.945.5
4.14.04.0*3.1*3.32.4
8.08.48.4*8.6*8.69.0
Dallas vs FloridaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa50.3*49.8*50.0*49.8*49.949.6
Florida45.849.0*49.0*50.350.753.7
2.43.03.03.83.94.0
9.08.6*8.68.48.48.1
Phoenix vs NY RangersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal49.5*48.9*48.5*48.9*49.248.7

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.