Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 2015-2016 50/50

Did not play, playoff odds down 0.7 to 49.6%
4 points   2 2-0

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Friday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Columbus 1 Toronto 2 (so)*-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Saturday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay vs Buffalo-5.5-1.6*-0.6+3.9+4.2+4.5
-0.8*-0.3*-0.1+0.6+0.5+0.7
-0.6-0.2-0.1+0.4+0.4+0.5
Ottawa vs Nashville-0.5*-0.9*-0.6*+0.3*+0.2+0.7
-0.1-0.1*-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.1
Arizona vs Boston+0.5*+0.5*-0.2*-0.0*-0.3-0.5
+0.1+0.0*-0.0*+0.0*-0.1-0.1
Florida vs Dallas-0.0*-0.0*-0.1+0.1*+0.0+0.1
Montreal vs Detroit*+0.0*+0.0*-0.0-0.1-0.1*+0.0
Pittsburgh vs Toronto+0.0*+0.0*-0.0*-0.0*-0.1-0.0

* 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 Buffalo finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
118-160In99.6%100238*
1175318-7In98.4982125*
1165218-8In95.79911187*
1155118-9In95.49802261*
1145018-10In92.89811346*
1135019-9In88.49532561*
1125020-8In83.393330749*
1114920-9In75.0895501,030*
1104921-8In67.5866701,363*
1094821-9In57.88010901,741*
1084721-10In48.67412130102,300*
1074722-9In37.8661717012,866*
1064723-8In27.15820210103,553*
1054623-9In16.84823251304,403*
1044624-8In8.63725302505,443*
1034524-9In4.4282832380106,475*
1024424-10100.0%1.619273461202007,499*
1014425-9In0.511263310161308,873*
1004325-10100.00.1723291321161009,973*
994326-999.80.0318231725381011,507*
984327-899.7No11416202751330012,543*
974227-998.9No09102126101851013,567*
964127-1097.6No065202113221020014,754*
954128-993.3No0421515182416510015,605*
944028-1086.1No02111920222111300016,507*
934029-973.8No0107518182417720016,747*
923929-1057.6No10421413242313510017,053*
913930-939.1No002111719252110410017,041*
903830-1023.1No0107312232518921016,586*
893831-912.1No00041616252415610016,408*
883731-105.2No0020392027231241015,519*
873732-92.0No010151325261982014,687*
863632-100.8No000028182726144113,567*
853633-90.2No0013112429229212,317*
843533-100.1No0001517283016311,153*
833534-90.0No00131124322379,925*
823434-100.0No0016183330118,882*
813435-9OutNo003122938187,501*
803335-10OutNo0182441266,481*
793336-9OutNo0031842365,346*
783236-10OutNo021338474,444*
773237-9OutNo01836543,623*
763137-10OutNo00529662,875*
753138-9OutNo0325722,231*
743038-10OutNo219801,779*
733039-9OutNo115841,374*
722939-10OutNo110891,076*
712940-9OutNo0693796*
702840-10OutNo694505*
692740-11OutNo397429*
682741-10OutNo397262*
672742-9OutNo397207*
662743-8OutNo199138*
652542-11OutNo29883*
642543-10OutNo10084*
632645-7OutNo39840*
4-62OutNo100112*
Total:49.6%2.8%6666767776666666351,740

* 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

Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Detroit 3 Carolina 2 +0.1
Columbus 1 Toronto 2 (so)*+0.1
Anaheim 2 Colorado 5 *+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
Tampa Bay vs Buffalo+1.1+0.3+0.1-0.8-0.9-0.9
Ottawa vs Nashville+0.1+0.1*+0.1*-0.0*-0.0-0.1
Washington vs Carolina*+0.0+0.1*+0.0*-0.1-0.1*-0.0
Arizona vs Boston-0.1-0.0*+0.1*-0.0*+0.1+0.1
Florida vs Dallas+0.1*+0.0*+0.1-0.1+0.0-0.1
NY Islanders vs San Jose+0.0-0.0*+0.1-0.0*-0.0-0.0
Pittsburgh vs Toronto-0.0*-0.0*-0.0*+0.0*+0.2+0.0
Montreal vs Detroit*-0.0*-0.1*+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.0

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
119-160100
1185317-8991
1175318-7982
1165218-896311
1155118-995202
1145018-1093511
1135019-988732
1125020-88310330
1114920-975145050
1104921-86718670
1094821-9582210090
1084721-104926120130010
1074722-9382816016101
1064723-82731181192010
1054623-917322032321300
1044624-89282152552500
1034524-94232082483070010
1024424-1021716112213601110200
1014425-90111313161790151130
1004325-100691410191211731060100
994326-903513518143187308010
984327-812122151461511501213000
974227-90180101291015911535010
964127-1000605712516122166100200
954128-9004241221314414101415100
944028-10002121009128913174103000
934029-90101704711414159168200
923929-100100424101121014191472000
913930-900021190741515201573100
903830-10001006031118182217931000
893831-900004106310192218104100
883731-10000200313101823191252000
873732-901001014101823211462000
863632-1000000139172222157200
853633-900000138172323157200
843533-100000013917242415610
833534-9000014101926231341
823434-10000141223282281
813435-9026162730174
803335-1000292133259
793336-9001414313317
783236-100029243925
773237-9015184234
763137-1002133847
753138-9183556
743038-10042966
733039-9032473
722939-1021781
712940-911287
702840-100892
692740-11595
682741-100495
672742-9595
662743-8199
652542-11298
642543-10100
632645-7893
4-62100
Total:333333333333434344444443444434