Washington Capitals Playoff Chances 2013-2014 50/50Beat Carolina Hurricanes 6-1, Beat Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0, playoff odds up 9.8 to 98.2% 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 | -6.5 | | -0.1 | | -0.6 | | New York Islanders 6 Ottawa Senators 3 | -0.7 | | | | -0.1 | | Carolina Hurricanes 4 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.6 | | | | | | Philadelphia Flyers 3 Detroit Red Wings 4 | +0.4 | | | | | | Tampa Bay Lightning 1 New Jersey Devils 3 | -0.4 | | | | -0.1 | | Florida Panthers 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 | +0.3 | | -0.0 | | +0.1 | | Boston Bruins 3 New York Rangers 2 (ot) | | | | | *+0.0 | | | Sunday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Pres Trophy | 100.0* | Average seed | Washington Capitals 1 Anaheim Ducks 2 | -7.5 | | | | -0.6 | | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Washington Capitals 3 | +7.1 | | | | +0.5 | | Calgary Flames 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 | +1.4 | | | | +0.1 | | Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -1.3 | | | | | | Edmonton Oilers 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0 | +1.1 | | | | +0.1 | | New York Rangers 1 Vancouver Canucks 3 | +1.0 | | | | +0.1 | | New York Rangers 2 Detroit Red Wings 3 | +1.0 | | | | +0.1 | | Ottawa Senators 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3 (ot) | -0.9 | | | | -0.0 | | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 New York Islanders 6 | -0.7 | | | | -0.1 | | Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 4 | -0.6 | | | | -0.0 | | Los Angeles Kings 2 New Jersey Devils 1 | +0.6 | | | | +0.1 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Phoenix Coyotes 1 | +0.6 | | | | +0.1 | | Colorado Avalanche 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (ot) | *-0.5 | | | | | | New Jersey Devils 3 Florida Panthers 2 | -0.4 | | | | -0.1 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Montreal Canadiens 6 | +0.3 | | | | +0.0 | | Boston Bruins 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4 | -0.2 | | | | | | San Jose Sharks 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4 | *-0.2 | | | | | | Montreal Canadiens 2 Minnesota Wild 3 (ot) | *-0.2 | | | | *-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 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,071 | | 103 | | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | In | No | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 52,911 | | 102 | | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | In | No | | 0 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 163,917 | | | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | In | No | | 0 | 12 | 52 | 35 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 32,213 | | 101 | | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | In | No | | 0 | 4 | 37 | 57 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 199,968 | | | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | In | No | | 0 | 4 | 37 | 56 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 10,320 | | 100 | | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | In | No | | 0 | 1 | 21 | 69 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 310,477 | | | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | In | No | | | 1 | 20 | 67 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 97,405 | | | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | In | No | | | 0 | 18 | 65 | 15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1,982 | | 99 | | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | In | No | | | 0 | 7 | 62 | 29 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 301,503 | | | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | In | No | | | 0 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 23,667 | | | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | In | No | | | | 7 | 45 | 41 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 171 | | 98 | | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 100.0 | % | No | | | 0 | 2 | 41 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 312,709 | | | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 100.0 | | No | | | 0 | 1 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 110,320 | | | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | In | No | | | | 1 | 27 | 49 | 21 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2,903 | | | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | | | 50 | 33 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 97 | | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 99.9 | | No | | | | 0 | 13 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | 228,038 | | | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 99.8 | | No | | | | 0 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | 17,843 | | | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 99.3 | | No | | | | | 6 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 1 | | | | | | | | 134 | | 96 | | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 99.1 | | No | | | | 0 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 19 | 1 | | | | | | | | 177,106 | | | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 97.9 | | No | | | | 0 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 28 | 2 | | | | | | | | 55,695 | | | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 97.0 | | No | | | | | 1 | 11 | 50 | 35 | 3 | | | | | | | | 1,120 | | 95 | | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 90.6 | | No | | | | | 0 | 6 | 37 | 48 | 9 | | | | | | | | 86,288 | | | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 85.7 | | No | | | | | 0 | 3 | 28 | 55 | 14 | | | | | | | | 4,495 | | 94 | | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 75.4 | | No | | | | | | 1 | 18 | 56 | 24 | 0 | | | | | | | 53,689 | | | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | 65.6 | | No | | | | | | 0 | 10 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 10,609 | | 93 | | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | 42.1 | | No | | | | | | 0 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 12,958 | | 92 | | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 24.4 | | No | | | | | | | 0 | 24 | 62 | 13 | 0 | | | | | | 6,942 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 98.2 | % | No | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 2,311,460 | |
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 | | New York Islanders 6 Ottawa Senators 3 | +0.1 | | Carolina Hurricanes 4 Buffalo Sabres 1 | -0.0 | | Boston Bruins 3 New York Rangers 2 (ot) | *-0.0 | | | Sunday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Washington Capitals 1 Anaheim Ducks 2 | +1.1 | | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Washington Capitals 3 | -1.0 | | New York Rangers 1 Vancouver Canucks 3 | -0.2 | | New York Rangers 2 Detroit Red Wings 3 | -0.1 | | Los Angeles Kings 2 New Jersey Devils 1 | -0.1 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Phoenix Coyotes 1 | -0.1 | | Tampa Bay Lightning 3 New York Islanders 6 | +0.1 | | Calgary Flames 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 | -0.1 | | New Jersey Devils 3 Florida Panthers 2 | +0.1 | | Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Montreal Canadiens 6 | -0.1 | | Edmonton Oilers 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0 | -0.1 | | Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 4 | +0.1 | | Ottawa Senators 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3 (ot) | +0.1 | | Colorado Avalanche 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (ot) | +0.0 | | Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Buffalo Sabres 1 | +0.0 | | 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 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 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103 | | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 102 | | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | | | | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 101 | | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 18 | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 20 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 9 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 12 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 15 | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 29 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 34 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 34 | 41 | | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 98 | | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 46 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 3 | 29 | 50 | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 25 | 49 | | 11 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97 | | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 13 | 47 | | 13 | 22 | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | | 13 | 28 | 9 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 37 | | 14 | 30 | 12 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | | 13 | 36 | 19 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | | 10 | 39 | 28 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 11 | | 8 | 42 | 35 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 95 | | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 6 | | 4 | 33 | 48 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 3 | | 2 | 26 | 55 | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 94 | | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 17 | 56 | | 24 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 10 | 55 | | 34 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 | | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 40 | | 55 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 | | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 24 | | 62 | 13 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 23 | | 4 | 9 | 7 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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