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
Red Wings 1 Stars 4 -0.3
Canucks 3 Blues 2 +0.3
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Flames vs Sharks-3.7-0.8-0.6+1.4+1.6+3.3
-0.5-0.2-0.1+0.2+0.2+0.5
Blue Jackets vs Coyotes-0.2*+0.0*-0.1*+0.1*+0.0+0.2
+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

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OTL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
159-164In10062*
15816-31-0In80205*
15715-30-2In80205*
15615-31-1In901010*
15514-41-1In673330*
15415-22-1In683259*
15314-32-1In5644152*
15213-42-1In51490242*
15113-32-2In43570497*
15012-42-2In43570792*
14911-52-2In3266101,480*
14812-33-2In2375302,278*
14711-43-2In1977403,542*
14611-33-3In1380605,463*
14511-34-2In1081917,811*
14410-44-2In680121011,156*
14310-34-3In476172014,425*
1429-44-3In272224019,288*
1419-45-2In165286024,296*
1409-35-3In1563490029,739*
1398-45-3In04639131035,512*
1388-46-2In03743192040,797*
1378-36-3In02745254045,094*
1367-46-3In018443070048,616*
1357-36-4In0114133131051,524*
1347-37-3In635342040051,716*
1336-47-3100.0%3283128910050,765*
1326-37-4100.0120243417400048,786*
1316-38-399.901316342691045,282*
1305-48-399.607829331840040,632*
1295-38-497.90441934271120035,333*
1285-39-393.021927342061029,897*
1275-29-482.2104163230143024,551*
1264-39-464.90017233425910019,246*
1254-310-344.000031229331850014,891*
1244-210-424.700015193428112010,953*
1234-211-311.80210273521507,904*
1223-311-34.20041734321215,524*
1213-211-41.2019273822303,558*
1203-212-30.304183932702,257*
1192-312-30.1011033421301,418*
1182-212-4Out052445241809*
1172-213-3Out21746323504*
1161-313-3Out943454238*
1152-114-3Out534529128*
1141-214-3Out51571859*
1131-114-4Out9682434*
1121-115-3Out109010*
1111-015-4Out30304010*
1100-216-2Out75254*
1090-116-3Out1001
1040-020-0Out20691059
Total:92.9%1202416129753211000737,444

* 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

ThursdayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Flames vs Sharks+1.0+0.3+0.3-0.3-0.4-0.9
Blue Jackets vs Coyotes-0.1-0.1-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OTL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
16420-00-0982
159-160100
15816-31-0404020
15715-30-2404020
15615-31-1702010
15514-41-1432333
15414-31-2462232
15314-32-1371944
15213-42-123284810
15113-32-218255600
15012-42-213305610
14911-52-292464310
14812-33-251871430
14711-43-231671640
14611-33-3212701060
14511-34-21968139010
14410-44-2066218120100
14310-34-3045423170200
1429-44-3024527220300
1419-45-2013630271510
1409-35-3126303227200
1398-45-301729364104100
1388-46-201126376136200
1378-36-306213691411300
1367-46-30315321215157000
1357-36-401102715132012110
1347-37-305191611241824000
1336-47-303131572423590100
1326-37-401713420251017040000
1316-38-3003921421132519010
1305-48-3026081415303180400
1295-38-40030461228627011200
1285-39-301012720733120610
1275-29-401013973023001430
1264-39-4000134202330259100
1254-310-30000121022903318500
1244-210-4000003218134281120
1234-211-30119127352150
1223-311-300030173432121
1213-211-4010827382240
1203-212-3003173833910
1192-312-3011029411630
1182-212-404203929610
1172-213-321135371321
1161-313-3426412080
1152-114-32163133135
1141-214-32727342272
1131-114-4362935216
1121-115-3304030
1111-015-4101010102040
1100-216-2252550
1090-116-3100
1040-020-0383244102
Total:01910167610948160503211000000000