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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsPres TrophyChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
Detroit6131-0359.5%+3.84.6%+0.998878677666555447.5+0.4221Detroit Red Wings
Florida6131-0459.3-0.74.6+0.198878677666555447.5-0.072Florida Panthers
Ottawa632-0353.6-0.53.3-0.076767677666666558.1-0.0814Ottawa Senators
Buffalo4122-0-349.6-0.72.8+0.166667677766666668.6-0.0819Buffalo Sabres
Boston4111-2-249.1-0.52.7+0.066667677776666668.6-0.0623Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay522-1-648.3-0.72.5+0.065666677766666668.7-0.0816Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal423-0244.3-0.62.0+0.045556577777777779.1-0.0717Montreal Canadiens
Toronto3112-1-544.1+3.12.0+0.455556567777777789.2+0.3628Toronto Maple Leafs

Big Games

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Friday
Detroit 3 Carolina 2
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit+4.1
+0.8
+0.4
Boston-0.0
Tampa Bay-0.0
Montreal*-0.2
Toronto+0.0
Columbus 1 Toronto 2 (so)
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit*-0.1
Buffalo*-0.0
Boston*-0.0
Tampa Bay*+0.0
Montreal*-0.0
Toronto+3.0
*+0.3
+0.4
New Jersey 3 San Jose 2
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit*-0.0
Florida*-0.0
Ottawa-0.5
Anaheim 2 Colorado 5
10:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay*-0.2
Saturday
Tampa Bay vs BuffaloIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa*8.18.1*8.18.2*8.1*8.1
Buffalo44.148.0*49.053.553.854.1
2.0*2.5*2.73.43.33.4
9.18.78.68.18.18.1
Tampa Bay52.852.551.6*48.047.342.8
3.23.23.1*2.32.21.8
8.28.28.3*8.88.89.3
Montreal vs DetroitHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit54.458.258.462.863.363.8
3.53.9*4.55.55.55.5
8.07.67.67.17.07.0
Buffalo*8.5*8.5*8.68.68.6*8.5
Montreal48.648.148.343.243.139.0
2.52.62.41.6*1.81.4
8.78.78.79.39.39.7
Arizona vs BostonHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
9:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit60.0*59.8*59.5*59.1*59.459.0
7.4*7.5*7.57.5*7.57.5
Ottawa54.0*53.5*53.6*53.5*53.153.2
8.1*8.1*8.1*8.18.28.2
Buffalo50.1*50.1*49.4*49.6*49.349.1
8.58.5*8.6*8.6*8.68.6
Boston44.048.0*48.552.853.753.2
1.8*2.52.33.23.13.4
9.2*8.78.78.28.18.2
Tampa Bay8.6*8.7*8.7*8.7*8.78.7
Toronto44.7*44.4*44.043.1*43.2*43.8
9.1*9.1*9.19.2*9.2*9.2
Ottawa vs NashvilleHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit7.5*7.5*7.5*7.4*7.57.4
Florida7.5*7.5*7.5*7.4*7.47.4
Ottawa57.557.557.2*53.2*52.948.5
4.14.03.8*3.02.92.4
7.77.77.78.2*8.28.7
Buffalo49.1*48.7*49.0*49.9*49.850.3
8.68.6*8.6*8.5*8.58.5
Montreal9.2*9.2*9.2*9.1*9.29.1
Toronto43.7*44.5*43.8*44.1*44.244.6
9.2*9.1*9.2*9.2*9.19.1
Florida vs DallasHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit7.5*7.5*7.5*7.5*7.47.4
Florida63.163.662.957.7*58.954.5
5.65.45.5*4.3*4.33.4
7.07.07.17.6*7.58.0
Buffalo8.6*8.6*8.68.5*8.68.5
Boston48.7*48.9*49.0*49.2*49.049.7
8.6*8.7*8.6*8.6*8.68.5
Tampa Bay8.78.8*8.8*8.7*8.68.6
Toronto9.2*9.2*9.2*9.2*9.29.1
Pittsburgh vs TorontoHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Detroit7.4*7.5*7.4*7.5*7.47.5
Ottawa8.1*8.1*8.1*8.28.28.1
Buffalo8.5*8.6*8.6*8.6*8.68.6
Boston8.6*8.78.6*8.6*8.68.6
Tampa Bay8.7*8.7*8.8*8.7*8.88.7
Montreal9.1*9.2*9.1*9.1*9.29.2
Toronto39.043.2*43.447.747.548.4
1.4*2.0*1.82.52.42.5
9.7*9.39.28.88.88.7

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