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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OTL-OTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPI
Flyers121135-515-647100.0%+0.090702000001.2+0.031Philadelphia Flyers
Bruins107232-219-743100.0-0.076619232000000002.3+0.059Boston Bruins
Penguins10628-820-63099.9-0.0210741761000000004.3+0.0311Pittsburgh Penguins
Capitals100126-619-101299.3-0.101039721155210000004.2+0.0316Washington Capitals
Lightning99222-1318-7-199.3-0.101237623155210000004.1+0.0410Tampa Bay Lightning
Canadiens9726-623-7096.2-1.50438273414621000005.7-0.3119Montreal Canadiens
Rangers9022-1026-41773.4-1.400016153022137421007.7-0.0118New York Rangers
Hurricanes85120-824-9-1149.2-1.700102718221914952108.7-0.0423Carolina Hurricanes
Maple Leafs83122-527-7-2732.3+7.4000014101721181395209.5+0.4324Toronto Maple Leafs
Sabres79317-1125-6-229.9-1.20000131016181814106319.7-0.0421Buffalo Sabres
Devils76220-630-4-328.8-0.600012610151919169411.3-0.0420New Jersey Devils
Thrashers76116-926-10-275.8-0.40000002471217202013611.7-0.0328Atlanta Thrashers
Panthers74217-828-7-125.2-0.30000001371116202114711.9-0.0326Florida Panthers
Senators68219-131-9-580.6-0.100000001361119332713.530Ottawa Senators
Islanders6814-931-8-320.1-0.100000012511265514.2-0.1025New York Islanders

Big Games

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Thursday
Canadiens 4 Maple Leafs 5
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Bruins+0.1
Capitals-0.1
Lightning-0.1
Canadiens-1.6
-0.3
Rangers-1.6
Hurricanes-1.6
Maple Leafs+7.4
+0.4
Sabres-1.4
-0.1
Devils-0.5
-0.0
Thrashers-0.3
Panthers-0.3
-0.0
Senators-0.1
Flyers 4 Islanders 3 (ot)
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Flyers*In
+0.0
Senators+0.0
Islanders-0.1
-0.1
Friday
Hurricanes vs PenguinsIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Penguins99.9*99.9*99.9*100.0100.0100.0
4.44.34.34.24.24.1
Capitals99.2*99.3*99.4*99.3*99.499.4
Lightning99.2*99.2*99.3*99.4*99.399.3
Canadiens95.8*96.0*96.1*96.496.496.6
Rangers71.772.7*72.874.074.075.0
7.77.77.77.77.77.6
Hurricanes58.052.151.946.646.040.5
8.38.68.68.88.99.1
Maple Leafs30.031.7*31.8*32.933.234.6
9.59.5*9.5*9.49.49.4
Sabres27.929.1*29.630.830.731.8
9.89.7*9.79.79.79.6
Devils7.9*8.68.3*9.1*9.09.7
11.4*11.311.311.3*11.311.3
Thrashers5.2*5.7*5.6*5.96.06.4
Panthers4.7*5.04.7*5.1*5.35.9
Senators0.5*0.6*0.6*0.6*0.60.7
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
Canadiens96.5*96.3*96.3*96.1*96.095.9
Rangers65.571.371.276.876.380.7
8.17.87.87.57.67.3
Hurricanes51.049.8*49.5*48.748.547.5
8.78.78.78.78.78.8
Maple Leafs34.2*32.6*32.731.331.830.7
9.49.49.49.59.59.5
Sabres31.4*30.1*30.228.929.228.6
Devils9.49.1*9.1*8.68.48.1
Thrashers6.3*5.9*6.0*5.5*5.65.3
Panthers5.7*5.3*5.5*5.0*5.14.8
Senators0.7*0.7*0.6*0.6*0.60.5
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
Canadiens95.9*96.1*96.1*96.4*96.496.5
Rangers71.972.9*73.2*73.8*73.874.8
Hurricanes47.348.6*48.650.349.751.1
8.88.7*8.78.78.78.7
Maple Leafs30.7*32.0*32.0*32.633.033.8
9.59.5*9.5*9.49.49.4
Sabres37.232.131.927.327.222.8
9.39.59.69.99.810.2
Devils8.1*8.78.4*8.99.29.4
Thrashers5.3*5.7*5.8*5.9*6.06.2
Panthers4.9*5.1*5.2*5.45.55.6
Senators0.20.40.4*0.7*0.71.1
13.813.613.613.413.413.1
Islanders14.214.214.214.214.214.3
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
Canadiens96.4*96.3*96.3*96.0*96.196.1
Rangers74.1*73.5*73.6*73.3*73.272.6
Hurricanes50.0*49.5*49.5*49.2*48.948.4
Maple Leafs32.732.8*32.5*32.3*32.331.8
Sabres30.4*30.1*30.2*29.4*29.929.3
9.79.7*9.7*9.7*9.79.8
Devils5.37.27.49.59.612.6
11.711.511.411.211.210.9
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
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

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