How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

WednesdayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston vs Dallas+1.8+0.9-0.8-0.8-0.8-3.2
+0.5+0.1-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders+0.7+0.3+0.4+0.3-0.2-0.9
Carolina vs Columbus-0.8-0.2+0.2+0.2+0.2+0.4
Nashville vs Toronto+0.3*+0.0*+0.0*+0.0-0.2-0.5
+0.2+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.3
Tampa Bay vs Detroit-0.3*-0.0+0.3+0.3+0.3+0.4
Minnesota vs Ottawa+0.1*-0.0*-0.0*-0.0*-0.1-0.1
+0.2+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.2-0.3
Montreal vs Florida-0.1-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.2

* 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 Boston finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
1366-0-00-0InNo821847,476
1355-1-00-0InNo7228044,593
1345-0-00-1InNo623800145,458*
1335-0-01-0InNo4850200254,041
4-1-00-1InNo495010104,861*
1324-1-01-0InNo366040202,200
4-0-10-1InNo356140175,163*
1314-0-01-1InNo246790351,578
4-0-11-0InNo246780207,791
3-2-01-0InNo266580160,321*
1304-0-02-0InNo1467181545,142
3-1-01-1InNo1468171223,907
3-1-11-0InNo1468171132,174
3-0-10-2InNo1568161115,602*
1293-1-02-0InNo861293347,347
3-0-11-1InNo763282229,569
3-0-01-2InNo762283187,232
3-0-21-0InNo763272194,868*
1283-0-02-1100.0%No3514060577,122
3-0-12-0100.0No3523960356,210
2-1-11-1100.0No3523960109,795
2-1-01-2100.0No351406089,039
2-2-02-0100.0No4523960156,578*
1273-0-03-0100.0No13750120598,107
2-1-02-1100.0No13750120274,853
2-1-12-0100.0No13849120169,866
2-0-11-2100.0No13849120157,106*
2-0-21-1100.0No13848120103,685*
1262-0-12-199.8No02454210284,301
2-1-03-099.8No02354220284,275
2-0-02-299.8No024542200220,166
2-0-22-099.8No02554210230,417*
1252-0-03-199.1No014533310455,633
2-0-13-099.1No014533210292,618
1-1-12-199.1No014523310167,552*
1-1-02-299.1No014533210119,748*
1242-0-04-097.3No06454630353,787
1-1-03-197.3No06454630144,872
1-1-13-097.3No06454630166,080*
1-0-22-197.1No07454530116,247*
1231-0-13-192.2No33455800149,132
1-1-04-092.5No23456700112,170
1-0-03-291.9No23456800112,089
1-0-23-092.6No3355570096,793*
1221-0-04-183.5No124591510174,008
1-0-14-083.6No124591510190,642*
1211-0-05-070.0No014562730195,600*
1200-0-14-151.5No0745389175,641*
1190-0-05-135.2No03324418243,314*
1180-0-06-019.3No1184530614,231
Total:97.4%No9373301820010,261,000

* 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

WednesdayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Boston vs Dallas-0.9-0.2+0.6+0.7+0.6+1.4
Minnesota vs Ottawa-0.3-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.3+0.6
Nashville vs Toronto-0.3-0.1-0.1-0.1+0.2+0.5
Montreal vs Florida+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
1366-0-00-01567135
1355-1-00-066515130
1345-0-00-12601325000
1335-0-01-004810401000
4-1-00-10481040100
1324-1-01-0036654310
4-0-10-1035557310
1314-0-01-1024265540
4-0-11-0024266540
3-2-01-0026263530
1304-0-02-001416771010
3-1-01-10141677101
3-1-11-0151677101
1293-1-02-0806082130
3-0-11-1706372120
3-0-01-2706272130
3-0-21-0706372020
1283-0-02-13051634600
3-0-12-03052633500
2-1-11-13052633500
2-1-01-23051634600
2-2-02-04052633500
1273-0-03-010374461210
2-1-02-11374461210
2-1-12-01384451110
2-0-11-21384451110
2-0-21-11383451110
1262-0-12-10242521930
2-1-03-00232521930
2-0-02-202425219300
2-0-22-00252511920
1252-0-03-101415225810
2-0-13-001415225710
1-1-12-101415225810
1-1-02-201415225710
1242-0-04-006045301530
1-1-03-106045301630
1-1-13-006045301530
1-0-22-107045301530
1231-0-13-130342827800
1-1-04-020342927700
1-0-03-220342827800
1-0-23-030342827700
1221-0-04-1102421381510
1-0-14-0102421381510
1211-0-05-001414422630
0-1-04-101414422740
1200-0-14-1077383891
1190-0-05-10323044182
1180-0-06-01118453060
Total:0913633001262000