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
Minnesota vs Ottawa-2.8-0.4-0.3-0.4+1.8+2.7
-0.6-0.2-0.2-0.2+0.3+0.7
Philadelphia vs NY Islanders+1.0+0.5+0.5+0.4-0.2-1.2
Carolina vs Columbus-0.8-0.3+0.5+0.4+0.4+0.6
Nashville vs Toronto+0.6+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.6
+0.2+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.2
Tampa Bay vs Detroit-0.4*-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.2+0.3
Boston vs Dallas-0.2-0.2*+0.1*+0.1*+0.0+0.2
-0.2-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.2
Montreal vs Florida-0.2-0.1+0.0+0.0+0.0+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 Ottawa finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
1397-0-00-0InNo9823,885
1386-1-00-0InNo9644,258
1376-0-00-1InNo93714,748*
1366-0-01-0InNo8812038,794*
1355-1-01-0InNo8020048,271*
1345-0-01-1InNo7129049,992
5-0-11-0InNo7128050,819*
1335-0-02-0InNo58401078,221
4-1-01-1InNo59401082,063*
1324-1-02-0InNo45514062,175
4-0-11-1InNo45514041,029
4-0-01-2InNo45513080,586*
1314-0-02-1InNo335980126,119
4-0-12-0InNo33598063,875
3-1-11-1InNo33598090,655*
1304-0-03-0InNo2062181130,531
3-1-02-1InNo206216179,912
3-1-12-0InNo206217171,502*
3-0-11-2InNo206216150,235*
1293-1-03-0100.0%No1159283083,779
3-0-12-1100.0No1159283082,573
3-0-02-2100.0No11592730114,303*
2-2-02-1InNo115927348,824*
1283-0-03-1100.0No5494060167,432
3-0-13-0100.0No649396085,359
2-1-12-1100.0No650396077,796*
2-2-03-0100.0No549397059,950*
1273-0-04-099.8No23451130130,167
2-1-03-199.9No2355013079,224
2-0-12-299.8No2354915066,988*
2-1-13-099.8No23549140086,630*
1262-0-13-199.1No12353231082,179
2-0-03-299.1No122532310106,581*
2-1-04-099.3No1235422161,804
2-0-23-099.2No1235323148,440*
1252-0-04-197.5No012523330125,779
2-0-14-097.6No01252332063,644
1-1-13-197.8No01252332051,262*
1-1-03-297.4No01150353043,221*
1242-0-05-093.3No0545437078,167
1-1-04-194.1No0544456071,264*
1-0-13-292.0No05394880057,794*
1231-0-14-183.2No23249161081,863*
1-1-05-085.0No23350141051,721*
1221-0-05-171.8No12348253050,326
1-0-15-072.3No02249253049,605*
1211-0-06-054.0No01341388053,046*
1200-0-15-134.9No7284617222,690*
1190-0-06-121.4No4184727512,634*
1180-0-07-09.8No184139104,025
Total:96.2%No173629143103,366,740

* 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
Minnesota vs Ottawa+1.2+0.4+0.4+0.4-0.5-1.3
Boston vs Dallas+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.4
Nashville vs Toronto-0.3-0.1-0.2-0.2+0.2+0.4
Montreal vs Florida+0.3+0.2-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OT-WL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
1397-0-00-062362
1386-1-00-0474940
1376-0-00-1286561
1366-0-01-01870930
1355-1-01-08721280
1345-0-01-1368111700
5-0-11-0369121700
1335-0-02-01581030100
4-1-01-11581030100
1324-1-02-0045745300
4-0-11-1045547310
4-0-01-2045546310
1314-0-02-1033257530
4-0-12-0033256530
3-1-11-1033257520
1304-0-03-002016110810
3-1-02-1201619810
3-1-12-0020161881
1293-1-03-0110591116300
3-0-12-111058919300
3-0-02-211059919300
2-2-02-111059101720
1283-0-03-15049832600
3-0-13-06049831600
2-1-12-16050831600
2-2-03-05049831700
1273-0-04-02347441210
2-1-03-12357431210
2-0-12-22355431410
2-1-13-023564313100
1262-0-13-112325019410
2-0-03-212235020410
2-1-04-01235501931
2-0-23-01232501941
1252-0-04-101215123930
2-0-14-0012151231020
1-1-13-101215124920
1-1-03-2011149251030
1242-0-05-005144261870
1-1-04-105144261860
1-0-13-2050392820800
1231-0-14-1203221281610
1-0-04-2203221281610
1-1-05-0203322281410
1221-0-05-112314342530
1-0-15-002215352530
1211-0-06-00138333880
1200-0-15-1732546182
1190-0-06-1411746275
1180-0-07-01084039110
Total:116234425953100