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+6.1+1.9-3.0-3.0-3.0-5.0
+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3
Nashville vs Toronto+2.5+0.9+0.9+0.8-1.7-2.6
Boston vs Dallas-1.0-0.6*+0.0*+0.1*+0.1+1.0
Minnesota vs Ottawa+0.7+0.3*+0.1*+0.0-0.4-0.7
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders+0.6+0.3+0.3+0.4*-0.1-0.7
+0.1+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.0-0.1
Tampa Bay vs Detroit-0.5*-0.0*+0.2+0.2*+0.2+0.4
-0.1-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+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
1297-0-00-099.1%No9913,957
1286-1-00-097.2No9734,136
1276-0-00-190.9No91914,550*
1266-0-01-084.0No8416038,632*
1255-1-01-071.5No71280048,491*
1245-0-01-150.6No51472050,036
5-0-11-052.9No53452050,813*
1235-0-02-038.8No39556078,179
4-1-01-138.2No38575082,252*
1224-1-02-026.1No266311061,927
4-0-11-119.1No196812040,910
4-0-01-221.0No216712080,629*
1214-0-02-110.0No1065242125,594
4-0-12-010.2No106523264,405
3-1-01-211.3No116522290,790*
1204-0-03-05.5No655355130,276
3-1-02-15.8No65633480,349
3-1-12-05.0No55734471,440*
3-0-11-24.6No55833449,693*
1193-1-03-02.5No34643982,590
3-0-12-11.2No144451082,494
3-0-02-21.2No143461081,454
3-0-22-01.8No24643982,518*
1183-0-03-10.4No0295119167,783
3-0-13-00.4No030511985,100
2-1-12-10.4No030511877,869*
2-2-03-00.5No032501759,734*
1173-0-04-00.1No0185230130,089
2-1-03-10.1No019522980,032
2-0-12-20.1No019512967,192*
2-1-13-00.1No019522987,133*
1162-0-13-10.0No010474382,179
2-0-03-20.0No010474481,256
2-1-04-00.0No011474161,887
2-0-23-00.0No010474374,398*
1152-0-04-1OutNo43758126,253
2-0-14-0OutNo4385863,879
1-1-13-1OutNo4385851,631*
1-2-04-0OutNo5385742,019*
1142-0-05-0OutNo2287078,001
1-1-04-1OutNo2287077,242*
1-0-13-2OutNo2287051,408*
1131-0-14-1OutNo11881181,730*
1-1-05-0OutNo119801051,740*
1121-0-05-1OutNo011872050,644
1-0-15-0OutNo010882049,275*
1111-0-06-0OutNo06886052,657*
1100-0-15-1OutNo283141022,848*
1090-0-06-1OutNo17423212,538*
1080-0-07-0OutNo05836604,108
Total:8.8%No93032280003,366,740

* 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-0.4-0.2+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.4
Tampa Bay vs Detroit+0.1+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders-0.1-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
1297-0-00-09811
1286-1-00-09433
1276-0-00-18479
1266-0-01-07014160
1255-1-01-050212800
1245-0-01-129214720
5-0-11-031224520
1235-0-02-017225560
4-1-01-117225750
1224-1-02-081863110
4-0-11-151468120
4-0-01-261567120
1214-0-02-12865242
4-0-12-02865232
3-1-01-22965222
1204-0-03-01555355
3-1-02-11556334
3-1-12-01557344
3-0-11-20458334
1193-1-03-00246439
3-0-12-101444510
3-0-02-201434610
3-0-22-00246439
1183-0-03-10029512000
3-0-13-00029511900
2-1-12-1003150180
1173-0-04-00017513110
2-1-03-10018513010
2-1-13-0019512910
2-0-12-2018513010
1162-0-13-109444430
2-0-03-209444430
2-1-04-0010454230
2-0-23-0010444330
1152-0-04-133155900
2-0-14-043255910
1-1-13-143354900
1-1-03-243255900
1142-0-05-0121591720
1-1-04-1121601720
1-0-13-2121601610
1131-0-14-1010543060
1-0-04-2010543060
1-1-05-00105330600
1121-0-05-10438411520
1-0-15-00439411520
1111-0-06-001244326600
1100-0-15-101034371620
1090-0-06-10320393071
1080-0-07-01930411730
Total:44303023620000