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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsPres TrophyChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OT-WL-OTGD%Change%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Washington149141-8-217-878In90.8%+4.091901.2+0.091.676Washington Capitals
Columbus141238-9-219-763In9.1-3.5981903.0+0.102.640Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh137137-6-319-1143In0.0-0.60979125.0-0.303.593Pittsburgh Penguins
NY Rangers13238-5-326-539InNo-0.00128806.8+0.115.583New York Rangers
Montreal123131-9-324-920100.0%No7817410002.67.543Montreal Canadiens
Boston118134-4-230-61597.4-0.0No937330182005.3-0.0114.532Boston Bruins
Ottawa118232-4-525-9296.0-0.0No1033340183105.413.498Ottawa Senators
Toronto115229-6-124-15985.9+0.1No3122704311317.0+0.0119.533Toronto Maple Leafs
NY Islanders108228-5-228-12-99.6-0.0No103630240009.718.483New York Islanders
Carolina108228-4-227-14-135.8-0.1No627323500010.021.475Carolina Hurricanes
Tampa Bay106227-6-429-905.3No001421343910010.116.496Tampa Bay Lightning
Buffalo9824-6-233-12-28OutNo001533412012.624.443Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia95122-7-732-8-22OutNo0013644190012.817.441Philadelphia Flyers
Florida93121-7-532-11-19OutNo00921681013.623.457Florida Panthers
New Jersey83118-6-335-14-50OutNo001564315.428.383New Jersey Devils
Detroit82116-7-833-12-35OutNo000435715.625.400Detroit Red Wings

16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three.

Complete data dump is done daily to fix mistakes or games that have been rescheduled.
The percent after the team score is the chance of winning in regulation based on current second and
either home/away actual score or home/away goal differential.

Please let me know if you see anything wrong: DESMOND dot SMITH at SHAW dot CA.

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Wednesday
Colorado 3 Washington 5
10:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington+3.7
+0.1
Columbus-3.4
-0.1
Pittsburgh-0.3
NY Rangers*No
Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 5
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington+0.3
Columbus+0.2
+0.2
Pittsburgh-0.5
-0.3
NY Rangers+0.1
Thursday
Nashville vs TorontoIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal2.52.52.52.52.62.6
Boston97.8*97.4*97.5*97.597.297.0
5.15.35.35.35.45.6
Ottawa96.596.196.196.195.595.3
5.25.35.35.35.65.7
Toronto79.884.884.884.891.494.1
7.57.17.17.16.66.3
NY Islanders11.810.210.210.17.66.7
Carolina7.46.16.26.24.23.6
Tampa Bay6.85.4*5.35.44.13.3
Philadelphia vs NY IslandersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Boston98.197.897.897.797.296.5
Ottawa97.296.696.696.695.594.4
Toronto88.487.587.587.484.482.6
NY Islanders4.56.76.76.812.116.6
10.09.89.89.89.69.4
Carolina6.26.06.06.15.65.2
9.99.99.99.910.010.1
Tampa Bay5.75.45.55.55.14.7
10.010.010.010.010.110.2
Buffalo12.712.612.512.512.512.4
Philadelphia12.612.712.912.912.913.1
Florida13.713.713.613.613.613.5
Carolina vs ColumbusHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington95.993.893.793.890.486.6
1.11.11.11.11.21.3
Columbus4.16.16.26.19.513.4
3.23.13.13.13.02.8
Pittsburgh4.95.05.05.05.15.1
Boston96.697.297.697.697.697.9
Ottawa95.195.696.396.396.396.5
Toronto82.984.587.086.986.887.6
NY Islanders9.19.5*9.79.89.99.9
9.89.89.79.79.79.6
Carolina11.58.14.14.14.12.6
9.69.810.010.010.010.2
Tampa Bay4.85.1*5.35.45.45.6
10.210.110.110.110.110.0
Tampa Bay vs DetroitHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Boston97.1*97.497.897.797.797.9
Ottawa95.7*96.096.396.396.396.4
Toronto84.586.187.187.187.187.8
NY Islanders9.3*9.610.09.910.010.2
9.89.79.69.69.69.6
Carolina5.5*5.86.06.06.06.2
10.110.09.99.99.99.8
Tampa Bay8.05.12.93.02.91.6
9.810.010.210.210.210.4
New Jersey15.315.415.415.415.515.6
Detroit15.615.615.615.615.515.4
Boston vs DallasHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal2.72.62.52.52.52.4
Boston99.298.396.696.696.694.2
4.95.25.75.75.76.1
Ottawa95.995.9*96.0*96.0*96.096.2
5.65.45.35.35.35.1
Toronto85.685.786.1*86.1*86.086.5
7.17.06.96.96.96.7
NY Islanders9.19.49.99.89.810.7
Carolina5.45.66.06.06.06.5
Tampa Bay4.95.15.55.55.65.9
Minnesota vs OttawaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal2.52.52.52.52.62.8
Boston97.5*97.4*97.4*97.4*97.497.3
5.25.35.35.35.55.6
Ottawa94.196.396.396.398.399.1
5.85.55.55.55.04.6
Toronto86.2*85.9*85.9*85.985.685.4
6.87.07.07.07.17.2
NY Islanders10.59.59.59.58.68.2
Carolina6.2*5.8*5.8*5.85.35.2
Tampa Bay5.65.25.2*5.25.04.9
Montreal vs FloridaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal2.32.52.72.72.73.0
Boston5.45.45.35.35.35.2
Ottawa5.55.45.45.35.45.2
Toronto7.07.07.07.07.06.9
Buffalo12.512.612.612.612.612.7
Philadelphia12.712.812.812.812.913.0
Florida13.813.613.613.613.513.3

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