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
Carolina vs Columbus+5.7+2.3-1.7-1.7-1.7-3.2
+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.2
Nashville vs Toronto+1.6+0.3+0.4+0.4-1.5-2.1
Boston vs Dallas-0.4-0.2+0.2+0.2+0.2+0.7
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders+0.4+0.2+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.6
+0.1+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.1-0.1
Minnesota vs Ottawa+0.4*-0.0*-0.0*-0.0-0.5-0.6
Tampa Bay vs Detroit-0.3*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2+0.4
-0.1-0.0+0.1+0.1+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

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
1297-0-00-098.7%No9915,802
1286-1-00-097.5No9735,363
1276-0-00-189.3No8911022,962*
1266-0-01-082.3No8218065,391*
1255-1-01-069.0No6931085,542*
1245-0-01-149.5No504920203,057*
1235-0-02-037.0No375750174,312
4-1-01-136.3No365950170,550*
1224-1-02-022.0No2266110250,643*
4-0-11-119.6No2068120171,966*
1214-0-02-19.4No966232348,066
4-0-12-09.6No1066232141,895
3-1-01-210.4No1066222215,398*
1204-0-03-05.4No556345359,660
3-1-02-15.4No557334221,238
3-1-12-04.4No458334306,869*
1193-0-02-21.1No1434510269,552
3-1-03-02.4No247429228,935
3-0-12-11.1No1444410227,323
2-2-02-11.7No2454310211,971*
1183-0-03-10.3No0295120558,650
3-0-13-00.4No0305119235,914
2-1-02-20.4No0295119237,361*
2-2-03-00.5No0315018168,070*
1173-0-04-00.1No0185131432,529
2-1-03-10.1No0195130266,256
2-0-12-20.0No0185131131,910
2-1-13-00.1No0195130213,365*
2-0-22-10.1No0195130134,053*
1162-0-03-20.0No094546314,063
2-0-13-10.0No0104545273,603
2-1-04-00.0No0114642206,586
2-0-23-00.0No0104644231,155*
1152-0-04-1OutNo43660487,892
2-0-14-0OutNo43659212,334
1-1-03-2OutNo43660186,773*
1-0-12-30.0No043659144,445*
1142-0-05-0OutNo22672302,084
1-1-04-1OutNo22772154,757
1-0-13-2OutNo22672186,106*
1-0-03-3OutNo22672143,512*
1131-0-04-2OutNo0168310177,934
1-0-14-1OutNo116831159,553
1-1-05-0OutNo117821194,051*
1121-0-05-1OutNo099010219,617
1-0-15-0OutNo099010195,740*
1111-0-06-0OutNo059140228,617*
1100-0-05-2OutNo288100100,663*
1090-0-06-1OutNo182171058,353*
1080-0-07-0OutNo068293018,559
Total:5.8%No627323500010,261,000

* 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
Carolina vs Columbus-0.5-0.2+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.3
Tampa Bay vs Detroit+0.1+0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders-0.1-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
1297-0-00-09811
1286-1-00-09523
1276-0-00-1836110
1266-0-01-07112180
1255-1-01-05217310
1245-0-01-132184920
1235-0-02-018195750
4-1-01-118185950
1224-1-02-081466110
4-0-11-171368120
1214-0-02-12766232
4-0-12-02766232
3-1-01-23866222
1204-0-03-01556345
3-1-02-11557334
3-1-12-01458334
3-0-11-20358345
1193-0-02-201434510
3-1-03-00247429
3-0-12-101444410
2-2-02-102454310
1183-0-03-1002951200
3-0-13-0003050200
2-1-02-20029512000
2-1-12-1003150190
1173-0-04-00018503100
2-1-03-10018503100
2-0-12-2018513100
2-1-13-00018503100
1162-0-03-209444620
2-0-13-1094445200
2-1-04-0011444320
2-0-23-0010444520
1152-0-04-143158700
2-0-14-043257700
1-1-03-243257700
1-1-13-1043257700
1142-0-05-0121631410
1-1-04-1121631410
1-0-13-2121641310
1-0-03-3121631410
1131-0-04-20105927400
1-0-14-10105827400
1121-0-05-103433912100
1-0-15-00444391210
1111-0-06-001294323400
0-1-05-101294322400
1100-0-05-201337351310
1090-0-06-10423412750
1080-0-07-011134411210
Total:33273128621000