Washington Capitals Playoff Chances 2010-2011 50/50Did not play, playoff odds down 0.06 to 99.3% 100 points 26-6 19-10 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* | Average seed | Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5 | -0.1 | | | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway | Friday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Capitals vs Rangers | +0.5+0.2+0.3*-0.1*-0.1-0.6 | | +0.3+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3 | | Hurricanes vs Penguins | -0.1*-0.0*+0.1*+0.0*+0.1+0.1 | | | | Sabres vs Senators | -0.1*-0.0*-0.0*+0.0*-0.0+0.1 | | | | Lightning vs Devils | | | -0.2-0.0-0.1+0.0+0.1+0.1 | |
* 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 Capitals finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TP | W | - | OT | | L | - | OT | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 155 | -163 | | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65 | * | 154 | | 16 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | In | 50 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | * | 153 | | 15 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | In | 74 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | * | 152 | | 14 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | In | 50 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66 | * | 151 | | 14 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | In | 52 | 46 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 114 | * | 150 | | 14 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | In | 38 | 59 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 229 | * | 149 | | 13 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | In | 33 | 61 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 448 | * | 148 | | 13 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | In | 26 | 67 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 776 | * | 147 | | 13 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | In | 17 | 72 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,282 | * | 146 | | 12 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | In | 13 | 72 | 14 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,114 | * | 145 | | 12 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | In | 9 | 70 | 20 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,308 | * | 144 | | 11 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | In | 5 | 68 | 25 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,864 | * | 143 | | 11 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | In | 3 | 63 | 32 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7,104 | * | 142 | | 11 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | In | 2 | 58 | 37 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 9,935 | * | 141 | | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | In | 1 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 13,346 | * | 140 | | 10 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | In | 1 | 43 | 50 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 17,560 | * | 139 | | 10 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | In | 0 | 36 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 22,108 | * | 138 | | 9 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | In | 0 | 29 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 27,399 | * | 137 | | 9 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | In | 0 | 23 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 32,642 | * | 136 | | 9 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | In | 0 | 17 | 62 | 12 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 37,495 | * | 135 | | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | In | 0 | 11 | 61 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 42,338 | * | 134 | | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | In | | 8 | 59 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 46,275 | * | 133 | | 8 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 3 | In | | 5 | 55 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 49,176 | * | 132 | | 7 | - | 4 | 7 | - | 3 | In | | 3 | 50 | 11 | 31 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 50,346 | * | 131 | | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 4 | In | | 2 | 45 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 50,288 | * | 130 | | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 3 | In | | 1 | 38 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 49,248 | * | 129 | | 6 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | In | | 0 | 32 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 45,993 | * | 128 | | 6 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 4 | In | | 0 | 26 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | 42,421 | * | 127 | | 6 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 3 | In | | 0 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | 37,834 | * | 126 | | 6 | - | 2 | 9 | - | 4 | In | | 0 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | 32,467 | * | 125 | | 5 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 4 | 100.0 | % | | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 27,031 | * | 124 | | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 3 | 99.9 | | | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 25 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 22,063 | * | 123 | | 5 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 4 | 99.6 | | | | 5 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 17,378 | * | 122 | | 4 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 4 | 99.0 | | | | 3 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 13,310 | * | 121 | | 4 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 3 | 97.3 | | | | 2 | | 2 | 30 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 9,926 | * | 120 | | 4 | - | 2 | 11 | - | 4 | 93.8 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 21 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 7,122 | * | 119 | | 3 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 4 | 87.4 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 4,851 | * | 118 | | 3 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 3 | 78.1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 3,208 | * | 117 | | 3 | - | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | 63.7 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 1 | | | | | 2,159 | * | 116 | | 3 | - | 2 | 13 | - | 3 | 49.7 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | | | | 1,345 | * | 115 | | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 4 | 30.8 | | | | | | | 0 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 1 | | | | 763 | * | 114 | | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | - | 4 | 21.1 | | | | | | | | 3 | 18 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 2 | | | | 460 | * | 113 | | 2 | - | 2 | 14 | - | 3 | 9.8 | | | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 4 | | | | 254 | * | 112 | | 2 | - | 1 | 14 | - | 4 | 6.4 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 2 | | | 109 | * | 111 | | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | 11 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 2 | | | 61 | * | 110 | | 1 | - | 2 | 15 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | 5 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 3 | | | 37 | * | 109 | | 1 | - | 2 | 16 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 38 | 38 | 23 | | | | 13 | * | 108 | | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 50 | 17 | | | 6 | * | 107 | | 1 | - | 2 | 18 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | 50 | | | | 2 | * | 106 | | 1 | - | 0 | 17 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | 1 | | 100 | | 0 | - | 0 | 21 | - | 0 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 20 | 41 | 36 | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 99.3 | % | 0 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 737,444 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. 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 | Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5 | -0.1 | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway | Friday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Capitals vs Rangers | -0.7-0.3-0.3+0.2+0.2+0.7 | | Lightning vs Devils | +0.3+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.1-0.3 | | Hurricanes vs Penguins | -0.0+0.0-0.1+0.0-0.0+0.0 | |
What If | 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 | - | OT | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 163 | | 21 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 98 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 158 | | 18 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 156 | | 15 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 155 | | 17 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 50 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 154 | | 16 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 40 | 10 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 153 | | 15 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 37 | 37 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 152 | | 14 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 27 | 23 | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 151 | | 14 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 150 | | 14 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 149 | | 13 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 23 | 60 | 1 | 6 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 148 | | 13 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 147 | | 13 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 15 | 68 | 4 | 10 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 146 | | 12 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 7 | 14 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 145 | | 12 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 144 | | 11 | - | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 143 | | 11 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 142 | | 11 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 141 | | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 140 | | 10 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | | 1 | 18 | 25 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 139 | | 10 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 138 | | 9 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | | 0 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 137 | | 9 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | | 0 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 136 | | 9 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | | 0 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 135 | | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 134 | | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 4 | | | 0 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 133 | | 8 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 3 | | | 0 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 132 | | 7 | - | 4 | 7 | - | 3 | | | 0 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 131 | | 7 | - | 3 | 7 | - | 4 | | | | 2 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 130 | | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 129 | | 6 | - | 4 | 8 | - | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 128 | | 6 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 4 | | | | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 127 | | 6 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 20 | | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 126 | | 6 | - | 2 | 9 | - | 4 | | | | 0 | 0 | 15 | | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 125 | | 5 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 4 | | | | 0 | 0 | 11 | | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 124 | | 5 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 3 | | | | 0 | | 7 | | 0 | | 14 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 123 | | 5 | - | 2 | 10 | - | 4 | | | | | | 5 | | 0 | | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 122 | | 4 | - | 3 | 10 | - | 4 | | | | | | 3 | | 0 | | 5 | | 39 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 121 | | 4 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 30 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 120 | | 4 | - | 2 | 11 | - | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 21 | | 43 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 119 | | 3 | - | 3 | 11 | - | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 12 | | 39 | | 36 | | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 118 | | 3 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 7 | | 31 | | 40 | | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | 117 | | 3 | - | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 3 | | 19 | | 41 | | | 1 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 116 | | 3 | - | 2 | 13 | - | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | 13 | | 36 | | | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 115 | | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | 6 | | 25 | | | 1 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 114 | | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 18 | | | | 1 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | 113 | | 2 | - | 2 | 14 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 9 | | | | 2 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | 112 | | 2 | - | 1 | 14 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | 2 | 15 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | | | | 111 | | 2 | - | 1 | 15 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 7 | | | | | 110 | | 1 | - | 2 | 15 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 11 | 14 | 43 | 19 | 11 | | | | | 109 | | 1 | - | 1 | 15 | - | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | | | | | 108 | | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 67 | | 17 | | | | 107 | | 1 | - | 2 | 18 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | | 50 | | | | | 106 | | 1 | - | 0 | 17 | - | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | | | | | 100 | | 0 | - | 0 | 21 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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