"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

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
Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 5 -6.0
-0.5
Colorado 1 Philadelph 0 +0.5
+0.0
If winner is:HomeAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Winnipeg vs Pittsburgh-4.4+6.3
-0.4+0.5
Edmonton vs Philadelph+0.5-0.7
Montreal vs Chicago-0.5+0.6
San Jose vs Ottawa+0.4-0.6
Washington vs Colorado-0.4+0.5
-0.0+0.1
Tampa Bay vs Buffalo+0.4-0.4
Boston vs Dallas-0.3+0.5
Anaheim vs NYRangers+0.2-0.2
Toronto vs Nashville+0.2-0.2

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTTplayoffs12345678910111213Count
74-96In100506*
723512-00In9712547
703413-00In96231,456
683314-00In913603,699
663215-00In8371009,079
643116-00In6913171019,815
623017-00In50202730038,616
602918-00In30263681069,514
582819-00In132638194000113,239
562720-00100.0%4202830143100171,474
542621-0099.91111329271441000235,226
522522-0098.80531527271661000298,637
502423-0090.401031325281982000346,985
482324-0064.200031022292310300370,728
462225-0029.2000282030261230364,295
442126-007.500016193128122328,341
422027-001.1000162035299271,118
401928-000.10018264123205,481
381829-000.0002134144142,899
361730-00Out005316490,891
341631-00Out001197952,379
321532-00Out0109027,928
301433-00Out0059513,373
281334-00Out02985,856
261235-00Out1992,311
241136-00Out199773
2-22Out100642*
Total:51.6%345678891010101093,185,808

* 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
Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 5 +1.1
If winner is:HomeAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Winnipeg vs Pittsburgh+0.8-1.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OTT1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
76-96100
743611-00991
723512-009730
703413-009450
683314-00861310
663215-00722530
643116-00503810100
623017-002641257100
602918-0082634228200
582819-0017203025134100
562720-000031122272111410000
542621-000013102026221251000000
522522-00000161524251782001000
502423-000002818252211382000
482324-0000015152320171351000
462225-000002819616221782000
442126-00001603102127209200
422027-0000100151427281861
401928-00000002102434246
381829-0000018264023
361730-00002123947
341631-000032770
321532-00011485
301433-0000793
281334-000397
261235-00199
241136-00199
2-22100
Total:12222333334445564445555565