Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTTGD%Change12345678910111213Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
NYRangers630-00691.8%+7.428221287654322113.6+0.991.561NYRangers
Toronto520-01585.0+11.71713131110876543214.8+1.169.547Toronto
Boston421-00477.3+14.61010111110987765425.7+1.2918.533Boston
Washington3110-01275.9+1.510121199987765435.7+0.054.534Washington
Buffalo410-11073.1+14.389101010998766536.1+1.2014.533Buffalo
Columbus410-02273.1-0.689101010998766536.1-0.234.533Columbus
Nashville300-03061.5+2.857788999998767.1+0.2017.519Nashville
Montreal212-00-352.0-10.2345778991010101098.0-0.9721.505Montreal
Pittsburgh212-00-451.6-11.2345678891010101098.0-1.042.505Pittsburgh
Detroit201-02-348.5+0.72356788910101111108.310.505Detroit
Philadelph201-11-247.8-10.92456778910101111118.3-0.9625.505Philadelph
Ottawa102-01-436.0-11.3123456789111215179.3-0.9622.491Ottawa
NewJersey003-00-526.5-8.91123345781013172510.0-0.7315.477NewJersey

Big Games

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Wednesday
Ottawa 1 Boston 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston+6.0
+0.6
Ottawa-6.4
-0.5
Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 5
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto+5.2
+0.5
Pittsburgh-6.0
-0.5
Detroit+0.2
Buffalo 3 Montreal 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Buffalo+5.0
+0.4
Montreal-4.9
-0.4
Colorado 1 Philadelph 0
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NYRangers+0.2
Toronto+0.3
Boston+0.4
Washington+0.4
Buffalo+0.5
Columbus+0.4
Nashville+0.4
Montreal+0.5
Pittsburgh+0.5
+0.0
Detroit+0.4
Philadelph-4.9
-0.4
Ottawa+0.4
NewJersey+0.4
NYRangers 5 NewJersey 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NYRangers+2.8
+0.4
Toronto+0.2
Boston*+0.1
Buffalo+0.2
Columbus+0.1
Montreal*+0.1
NewJersey-4.2
-0.4
Thursday
Montreal vs ChicagoIf winner is:HomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston76.977.7
Washington75.676.3
Buffalo72.673.5
Columbus72.673.6
Nashville61.062.1
Montreal57.046.3
7.68.5
Pittsburgh51.152.2
Detroit48.049.1
Philadelph47.348.4
Ottawa35.536.6
NewJersey26.127.0
Edmonton vs PhiladelphHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston77.676.8
Washington76.275.5
Buffalo73.572.5
Columbus73.472.5
Nashville62.060.9
7.17.2
Montreal52.551.3
Pittsburgh52.150.9
Detroit49.047.9
Philadelph43.454.1
8.77.8
Ottawa36.435.5
NewJersey26.926.0
Winnipeg vs PittsburghHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston77.676.8
Washington76.375.4
5.75.8
Buffalo73.572.5
Columbus73.472.6
Nashville61.960.9
Montreal52.551.3
Pittsburgh47.257.9
8.47.5
Detroit49.047.8
Philadelph48.247.2
Ottawa36.435.5
NewJersey26.925.9
Toronto vs NashvilleHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto87.980.8
4.45.3
Nashville57.167.9
7.56.6
San Jose vs OttawaHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston77.676.8
Washington76.375.5
Buffalo73.472.6
Columbus73.472.6
Nashville61.960.9
Montreal52.451.4
Pittsburgh52.051.0
Detroit48.947.9
Philadelph48.247.2
Ottawa31.842.0
9.68.8
NewJersey26.826.0
NewJersey vs ColumbusHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Columbus68.277.8
6.65.7
NewJersey31.421.7
9.610.4
Tampa Bay vs BuffaloHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto85.284.7
4.74.8
Buffalo68.977.8
6.55.6
Nashville62.061.0
Montreal52.551.5
Pittsburgh52.051.1
Detroit48.948.0
Philadelph48.247.3
Ottawa36.435.7
Washington vs ColoradoHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NYRangers91.691.9
3.63.5
Washington79.471.0
5.46.2
Columbus72.873.5
Montreal51.752.5
Pittsburgh51.252.1
8.07.9
Detroit48.149.1
Philadelph47.448.3
Ottawa35.736.5
Boston vs DallasHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto84.885.3
4.84.7
Boston80.872.5
5.36.2
Columbus72.873.4
6.26.1
Nashville61.262.0
Montreal51.652.6
Pittsburgh51.352.0
Detroit48.249.0
Ottawa35.736.5
Anaheim vs NYRangersHomeAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NYRangers89.793.8
3.93.3
Washington76.175.8
5.75.8

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