How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NYRangers 5 NewJersey 2 -4.2
-0.4
Colorado 1 Philadelph 0 +0.5
If winner is:HomeAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NewJersey vs Columbus+4.9-4.8
+0.4-0.4
Montreal vs Chicago-0.4+0.5
Winnipeg vs Pittsburgh+0.4-0.5
Edmonton vs Philadelph+0.3-0.5
San Jose vs Ottawa+0.3-0.5
Boston vs Dallas-0.3+0.4
Tampa Bay vs Buffalo+0.3-0.4
Washington vs Colorado-0.3+0.4
Toronto vs Nashville+0.1-0.2
Anaheim vs NYRangers+0.1-0.1

What If

Chances based on how well the NewJersey finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTTplayoffs12345678910111213Count
72-94In100357*
703512-00In9713149
683413-00In9145405
663314-00In847901,205
643215-00In691217103,169
623116-00In501927307,725
603017-00In31263581016,830
582918-00In13253819400033,363
562819-00In41929301441060,719
542720-0099.9%111132927144100102,936
522621-0098.5043142628176100157,922
502522-0088.401031124282092000222,344
482423-0060.00002920292412300288,944
462324-0025.10000161728271540343,879
442225-005.900015163030153375,499
422126-000.8001517343212379,622
402027-000.00016234229350,226
381928-000.00001103850297,177
361829-000.000032670230,469
341730-00Out011584163,867
321631-00Out00792105,686
301532-00Out039762,500
281433-00Out019933,617
261334-00Out19916,261
241235-00Out01006,864
221136-00Out01002,786
201037-00Out0100934
18938-00Out0100298
0-16Out100419*
Total:26.5%112334578101317253,266,172

* 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

Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
NYRangers 5 NewJersey 2 +0.7
If winner is:HomeAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
NewJersey vs Columbus-0.8+0.8

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OTT1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
72-94100
703512-00964
683413-0087120
663314-00762130
643215-005138101
623116-00284123710
603017-0092733218100
582918-0018222924124100
562819-0001312232820103100
542720-000131021262212410000
522621-0000026152425177200100
502522-000002818252110392000
482423-0000015132219181461000
462324-000001717617231882000
442225-000015021021272110300
422126-0000100141326291971
402027-0000000282334268
381928-000000017254126
361829-0000001103851
341730-000032473
321631-00011287
301532-000595
281433-000298
261334-00199
241235-000100
221136-000100
201037-000100
18938-000100
16839-00199
0-14100
Total:0011111122222334344567891217