How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5 -0.5
-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Lightning vs Devils-3.4-1.6-1.4+0.7+0.8+3.8
-0.4-0.2-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.4
Hurricanes vs Penguins-0.9*-0.2-0.5*+0.3*+0.2+0.9
-0.0*-0.0-0.0+0.0*+0.0+0.1
Capitals vs Rangers+0.7+0.3*+0.3*-0.2-0.4-0.6
Sabres vs Senators-0.7*-0.1-0.4*+0.1+0.4+0.6

* 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 Devils finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OTL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
14222-00-0In295359
13517-30-2In1001
13418-22-0In50502*
13316-41-1In7513138*
13215-40-3In37531119*
13115-41-2In27324122*
13015-42-1In164043258*
12915-32-2In1255285106*
12814-42-2In43645150227*
12713-52-299.5%327432510417*
12613-42-3In11746315750*
12513-43-299.51114339611,197*
12413-33-398.45334714201,911*
12312-43-396.502225022302,868*
12212-44-293.11154532704,483*
12112-34-387.208403912106,333*
12011-44-377.204304320308,882*
11911-45-267.2022244276011,934*
11811-35-352.401133835111015,781*
11710-45-338.6073140193020,068*
1169-55-325.8042241276024,789*
11510-36-315.501143735111030,092*
1149-46-38.40183040182034,859*
1139-36-44.00422412760039,181*
1128-46-41.702133736111043,634*
1118-47-30.50073041182047,014*
1108-37-40.20042143275048,694*
1097-47-40.001143936101025,328*
7-58-2Out1143936100024,249*
1087-48-30.00173242162048,974*
1077-38-4Out032344264046,789*
1067-39-3Out011541357043,437*
1056-49-3Out08344313139,489*
1046-39-4Out004264721234,822*
1036-310-3Out02174629530,198*
1025-39-5Out01104238924,964*
1015-310-4Out0634451520,220*
1005-311-3Out0325482315,922*
995-211-4Out0118483312,076*
984-311-4Out01245438,836*
974-312-3Out0740536,386*
964-212-4Out0432644,503*
953-312-4Out224742,970*
943-313-3Out119801,902*
933-213-4Out014851,251*
923-214-3Out991749*
912-213-5Out595445*
902-214-4Out0693238*
892-215-3Out199125*
76-88Out100182*
Total:8.8%000126101519191694737,444

* 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

Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Lightning vs Devils+0.8+0.3+0.3-0.2-0.2-0.8
Hurricanes vs Penguins+0.1*+0.0+0.1-0.0*-0.0-0.1
Capitals vs Rangers-0.1*-0.0*-0.0*+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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OTL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
14222-00-029323
13517-30-2100
13418-22-05050
13316-41-138381313
13215-40-3532322111
13116-32-15231418329
13015-42-11653431122
12915-32-21255091941
12814-42-240351233870
12713-52-23273401015000
12613-42-311714562523
12513-43-2111142336241
12413-33-350332453111100
12312-43-3022214912111100
12212-44-2115045131122100
12112-34-308040039125410
12011-44-304300430268510
11911-45-202220440161110400
11811-35-3011338015131710200
11710-45-30731002112218610
1169-55-30422018232712300
11510-36-30114004183222710
1149-46-30180212303114300
1139-36-4040162334247100
1128-46-40200315323214300
1118-47-300018253623610
1108-37-4000031634321320
1097-47-40019273621500
1087-48-300041936301010
1077-38-40021130361730
1067-39-3015233827600
1056-49-3021435351210
1046-39-401828411930
1036-310-300420422870
1025-39-501123835121
1015-310-40073041193
1005-311-3032142285
995-211-40114393610
984-311-408334315
974-312-304274723
964-212-402184832
953-312-41124642
943-313-3174251
933-213-4053560
923-214-323167
912-213-512278
902-214-412672
892-215-31189
881-214-51486
871-215-4793
76-86100
Total:000000102060001471013141412842