Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OTL-OTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPI
Capitals10026-619-101299.3%-0.101039721155210000004.2+0.0316Washington Capitals
Lightning99122-1318-7-199.3-0.101237623155210000004.1+0.0410Tampa Bay Lightning
Hurricanes8520-824-9-1149.2-1.700102718221914952108.7-0.0423Carolina Hurricanes
Thrashers7616-926-10-275.8-0.40000002471217202013611.7-0.0328Atlanta Thrashers
Panthers74117-828-7-125.2-0.30000001371116202114711.9-0.0326Florida Panthers

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Thursday
Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals-0.1
Lightning-0.1
Hurricanes-1.6
Thrashers-0.3
Panthers-0.3
-0.0
Friday
Hurricanes vs PenguinsIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals99.2*99.3*99.4*99.3*99.499.4
Lightning99.2*99.2*99.3*99.4*99.399.3
Hurricanes58.052.151.946.646.040.5
8.38.68.68.88.99.1
Thrashers5.2*5.7*5.6*5.96.06.4
Panthers4.7*5.04.7*5.1*5.35.9
Thrashers vs PanthersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Thrashers8.66.46.54.54.63.3
11.311.611.611.911.912.2
Panthers2.94.24.05.95.87.8
12.412.112.111.711.711.4
Capitals vs RangersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals99.899.599.6*99.2*99.298.8
3.84.04.04.34.34.5
Lightning99.3*99.3*99.3*99.3*99.399.2
4.34.24.24.14.14.0
Hurricanes51.049.8*49.5*48.748.547.5
8.78.78.78.78.78.8
Thrashers6.3*5.9*6.0*5.5*5.65.3
Panthers5.7*5.3*5.5*5.0*5.14.8
Sabres vs SenatorsHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals99.3*99.3*99.3*99.4*99.399.4
Lightning99.2*99.2*99.3*99.3*99.399.4
Hurricanes47.348.6*48.650.349.751.1
8.88.7*8.78.78.78.7
Thrashers5.3*5.7*5.8*5.9*6.06.2
Panthers4.9*5.1*5.2*5.45.55.6
Lightning vs DevilsHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Capitals4.34.24.24.14.14.0
Lightning99.799.599.5*99.3*99.298.7
3.84.04.04.24.24.5
Hurricanes50.0*49.5*49.5*49.2*48.948.4
Thrashers6.0*5.8*5.9*5.6*5.85.6
11.711.7*11.7*11.811.811.8
Panthers5.4*5.3*5.2*5.5*5.25.0
11.811.9*11.9*11.9*11.912.0

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