Washington Capitals Playoff Chances 2013-2014Beat Carolina Hurricanes 6-1, Beat Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0, playoff odds up 4.5 to 99.2% 92 points 42 26-8 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did yesterday and who we should root for today. Explain Thursday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Pres Trophy | 100.0* | Average seed | Washington Capitals 1 Montreal Canadiens 6 | -2.8 | | -0.1 | | -0.6 | | Carolina Hurricanes 4 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.2 | | | | +0.1 | | Philadelphia Flyers 3 Detroit Red Wings 4 | +0.1 | | | | | | Florida Panthers 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | +0.1 | | -0.0 | | +0.1 | | New York Islanders 6 Ottawa Senators 3 | -0.1 | | | | -0.0 | | Boston Bruins 3 New York Rangers 2 (ot) | *+0.1 | | | | +0.0 | | Tampa Bay Lightning 1 New Jersey Devils 3 | | | | | -0.1 | | | Sunday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Pres Trophy | 100.0* | Average seed | Washington Capitals 1 Anaheim Ducks 2 | -5.7 | | | | -0.7 | | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Washington Capitals 3 | +3.4 | | | | +0.4 | | Calgary Flames 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 | +1.0 | | | | | | Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.9 | | | | | | New York Rangers 1 Vancouver Canucks 3 | +0.8 | | | | +0.1 | | New York Rangers 2 Detroit Red Wings 3 | +0.7 | | | | +0.1 | | Edmonton Oilers 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0 | +0.5 | | | | | | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Phoenix Coyotes 1 | +0.4 | | | | +0.1 | | Colorado Avalanche 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (ot) | -0.4 | | | | | | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 New York Islanders 6 | -0.4 | | | | -0.1 | | Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 4 | -0.4 | | | | -0.0 | | Ottawa Senators 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3 (ot) | -0.3 | | | | | | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Montreal Canadiens 6 | +0.3 | | | | +0.0 | | Los Angeles Kings 2 New Jersey Devils 1 | +0.1 | | | | +0.1 | | Boston Bruins 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4 | -0.1 | | | | | | New Jersey Devils 3 Florida Panthers 2 | *-0.1 | | | | -0.1 | | Montreal Canadiens 2 Minnesota Wild 3 (ot) | | | | | +0.0 | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well the Washington Capitals finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Pres | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TP | W | | L | - | OT | playoffs | Trophy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | In | No | | 3 | 29 | 52 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | 161,613 | | 103 | | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | In | No | | 0 | 12 | 50 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | 215,787 | | 102 | | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | In | No | | 0 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 669,197 | | | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | In | No | | 0 | 3 | 36 | 60 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 117,015 | | 101 | | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | In | No | | 0 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 727,054 | | | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | In | No | | | 1 | 18 | 75 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 32,740 | | 100 | | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | In | No | | | 0 | 8 | 77 | 14 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1,130,384 | | | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | In | No | | | 0 | 8 | 73 | 19 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 309,910 | | | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | In | No | | | 0 | 7 | 69 | 24 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5,273 | | 99 | | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | In | No | | | 0 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 958,444 | | | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | In | No | | | 0 | 2 | 52 | 42 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 64,645 | | | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | In | No | | | | 2 | 48 | 43 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 421 | | 98 | | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | In | No | | | | 0 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 992,492 | | | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 100.0 | % | No | | | | 0 | 27 | 54 | 17 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 298,975 | | | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 100.0 | | No | | | | 0 | 20 | 55 | 23 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | 6,541 | | | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | | 14 | 71 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 97 | | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 100.0 | | No | | | | 0 | 11 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | 617,284 | | | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 99.9 | | No | | | | 0 | 7 | 42 | 44 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | 40,616 | | | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | In | No | | | | | 3 | 38 | 52 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 241 | | 96 | | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 99.5 | | No | | | | 0 | 2 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 0 | | | | | | | | 478,931 | | | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 98.9 | | No | | | | 0 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 25 | 1 | | | | | | | | 125,575 | | | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 97.2 | | No | | | | | 0 | 14 | 51 | 32 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1,940 | | 95 | | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 94.4 | | No | | | | | 0 | 6 | 42 | 46 | 6 | | | | | | | | 195,087 | | | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 90.3 | | No | | | | | 0 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 10 | | | | | | | | 8,253 | | 94 | | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 83.5 | | No | | | | | 0 | 1 | 23 | 59 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | 121,371 | | | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | 74.6 | | No | | | | | | 0 | 14 | 60 | 25 | 1 | | | | | | | 19,277 | | 93 | | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | 55.1 | | No | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 24,408 | | 92 | | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 35.6 | | No | | | | | | | 1 | 35 | 55 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | 12,932 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 99.2 | % | No | | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 7,336,420 | |
Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesThursday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Washington Capitals 1 Montreal Canadiens 6 | +1.2 | | Florida Panthers 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | -0.1 | | Tampa Bay Lightning 1 New Jersey Devils 3 | +0.1 | | Carolina Hurricanes 4 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.1 | | New York Islanders 6 Ottawa Senators 3 | +0.1 | | Boston Bruins 3 New York Rangers 2 (ot) | -0.0 | | | Sunday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Washington Capitals 1 Anaheim Ducks 2 | +1.3 | | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Washington Capitals 3 | -0.7 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Phoenix Coyotes 1 | -0.2 | | New York Rangers 1 Vancouver Canucks 3 | -0.2 | | New York Rangers 2 Detroit Red Wings 3 | -0.2 | | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 New York Islanders 6 | +0.1 | | Los Angeles Kings 2 New Jersey Devils 1 | -0.1 | | New Jersey Devils 3 Florida Panthers 2 | +0.1 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Montreal Canadiens 6 | -0.1 | | Calgary Flames 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 | -0.1 | | Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 4 | +0.1 | | Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.0 | | Montreal Canadiens 2 Minnesota Wild 3 (ot) | -0.0 | |
What IfThis isn't your lottery pick because it does not factor in ping pong balls. It's the final seed that gets you the ping pong balls. The top 16 seeds are wrong, just ignore them for now. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | If finish: | Chance will finish season at seed | TP | W | | L | - | OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | | | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103 | | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 102 | | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 39 | 20 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 38 | 22 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 101 | | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 48 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 49 | 6 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 14 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 19 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | | | | | | 0 | | 7 | 11 | 58 | 24 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 35 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | 2 | 4 | 48 | 42 | | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 47 | 43 | | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98 | | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 35 | 52 | | 2 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 27 | 54 | | 3 | 15 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 20 | 55 | | 3 | 20 | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 71 | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 11 | 48 | | 3 | 33 | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | | 2 | 42 | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 38 | | 2 | 50 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | | 2 | 49 | 17 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 21 | | 1 | 51 | 25 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 14 | | 1 | 50 | 32 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 95 | | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 0 | 42 | 46 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | | 0 | 34 | 52 | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 23 | 59 | | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 14 | 60 | | 25 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | 4 | 51 | | 43 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 | | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 35 | | 55 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 25 | | 1 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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