"...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

Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Devils 2 Oilers 3 +0.1
+0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Penguins vs Flyers+0.9+0.9+0.7-0.7-0.6-2.5
+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.4
Blue Jackets vs Wild-0.1-0.1-0.1*+0.1+0.1+0.3
-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1
Lightning vs Ducks-0.1-0.1-0.2+0.1*+0.0+0.2
Rangers vs Blackhawks-0.1-0.2-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
115210-0In2.9%631225630
114200-1In1.040134896
113201-0InNo361747436*
112191-1InNo22186101,366*
111181-2InNo14166904,329*
110182-1InNo81478110,157*
109172-2InNo41183223,107*
108173-1InNo28874044,237*
107163-2InNo15877082,535*
106164-1InNo0384120133,934*
105154-2InNo0278200210,506*
104155-1InNo0171271150,469
144-3InNo0169301147,739*
103145-2InNo015939200406,914*
102146-1InNo004948300238,110
135-3InNo04650400267,162*
101136-2InNo003658600336,852
125-4InNo03559600266,273*
100137-1InNo02665900297,849
126-3InNo024651000365,695*
99127-2InNo0166814100389,201
116-4InNo0156815100316,744*
98117-3100.0%No0866214100311,543
128-1InNo096720410385,964*
97118-2100.0No0461258200361,798
107-4InNo045925930300,345*
96108-3100.0No01482717600263,139
119-1100.0No01502616600323,779*
95109-299.9No0038232611100272,748
98-499.9No0036232712200228,012*
9499-399.3No00231636195100178,901
1010-199.4No00251735175100219,581*
93910-297.2No0149392312300306,266*
92810-390.3No0743523228100218,859*
91811-276.0No31261829185100150,997*
90812-153.9No10151027291430097,509*
89712-230.9No0084193326910060,594*
88713-113.4No0031927342050034,450*
87613-24.4No01031533321320019,080*
86614-11.1No0016243825619,899*
85514-20.4No00212333614204,885*
84515-10.0No004223927712,163*
83415-2OutNo1123338132919*
82416-1OutNo152244217369*
81316-2OutNo213333914128*
80317-1OutNo431402552*
79318-0OutNo31383116*
78218-1OutNo50506*
77219-0OutNo1001
73021-0OutNo58411616
Total:97.0%0.0%002345121053210000007,446,960

* 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

Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Devils 2 Oilers 3 -0.1
Coyotes 2 Bruins 3 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Penguins vs Flyers-0.3-0.3-0.2+0.3+0.3+0.8
Blue Jackets vs Wild+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
115210-036066223
114200-11392103513
113201-0366123314
112191-12231531300
111181-214215284200
110182-18113205710
109172-24011146910
108173-1208978220
107163-2105582340
106164-10032824900
105154-200217741600
104155-100107042410
144-30106842610
103145-2010593361000
102146-1000492462100
135-300462483100
101136-20003615742000
125-4003515742000
100137-10026164540000
126-30024164560000
99127-200160685910000
116-401506751010000
98117-308066516401000
128-10906751540100
97118-204061421802100
107-40405932290210
96108-3010482251614200
119-1010502241513200
95109-200038123233561000
98-400036122243562000
9499-30002301629761250100
1010-10002501628761150100
93910-20014092711618120300
92810-3070421144192118100
91811-2311213216272185100
90812-110510092442914300
89712-200260414432269100
88713-100030163263421500
87613-200101215333214200
86614-1000016233725710
85514-200021130361740
84515-10031934301120
83415-21827372160
82416-1031731321420
81316-22523352510
80317-1123140134
79318-06194431
78218-1175033
77219-0100
73021-002163233142
Total:00000221442108223302100000000000