"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

SundayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins+4.4+4.0+3.7-1.0-1.1-5.1
+0.8+0.7+0.6-0.2*-0.1-0.9
+0.5+0.4+0.4-0.1-0.1-0.6
Carolina Hurricanes vs Winnipeg Jets-0.4*-0.3-0.4*+0.1*+0.1+0.5
-0.0*-0.0-0.0*+0.0*+0.0+0.1
Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets+0.3*-0.4*-0.1*-0.3-0.5-0.2
+0.0-0.0*-0.0-0.0-0.1-0.0
New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers-0.2-0.5*-0.2*-0.1*-0.0+0.3
-0.0-0.1-0.0+0.0*-0.0+0.0

* 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 Washington Capitals finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
121-164InYes100491*
1205618-8In98.6%1000216*
1195619-7In99.1100318*
1185519-8In98.910000529*
1175520-7In98.89900780*
1165420-8In97.298101,054*
1155320-9In94.997211,563*
1145321-8In93.797212,269*
1135322-7In90.895322,995*
1125222-8In86.4934304,139*
1115122-9In82.2915405,757*
1105123-8In75.08776007,479*
1095023-9In66.982108009,739*
1085024-8In58.677121000012,608*
1074924-9In47.470161401015,756*
1064925-8In35.761201801019,893*
1054825-9In25.752232212023,964*
1044826-8100.0%16.14227261400029,498*
1034726-9In9.03129303601035,418*
1024727-8In4.42330325901041,165*
1014627-9100.01.7152933813020048,095*
1004628-8100.00.6926311217140054,727*
994528-9100.00.1523261622261061,776*
984529-899.80.02192020244920068,592*
974429-999.50.0114132325713300075,064*
964430-898.7No09822231218610081,734*
954330-996.6No0642018172111300086,218*
944331-892.0No03116122022166100090,978*
934231-983.3No021117212021124100094,539*
924232-870.2No010731916241892000096,699*
914132-952.9No004115102123156200097,281*
904133-835.2No0020116162422125100096,565*
894033-920.7No0010721021252010310094,851*
884034-810.6No001041514242517720092,280*
873934-94.8No00020281926241451087,767*
863935-81.9No0010141223272192082,709*
853835-90.7No000026172727165177,026*
843836-80.2No0000131022302410270,653*
833736-90.1No00001515283017463,460*
823737-80.0No0000210233225757,106*
813637-90.0No0000151732321250,205*
803638-80.0No00031129371943,175*
793538-9OutNo0001723412837,304*
783539-8OutNo000417423631,488*
773439-9OutNo00212394726,241*
763440-8OutNo018355621,761*
753340-9OutNo005306517,579*
743341-8OutNo03247314,076*
733241-9OutNo02198011,159*
723242-8OutNo0115848,738*
713142-9OutNo011886,575*
703143-8OutNo08925,014*
693043-9OutNo06943,691*
683044-8OutNo04962,756*
673045-7OutNo02982,000*
662945-8OutNo01991,414*
652845-9OutNo1991,012*
642846-8OutNo199706*
632847-7OutNo199519*
622747-8OutNo100366*
612647-9OutNo0100210*
602648-8OutNo100149*
592649-7OutNo199112*
0-58OutNo100319*
Total:49.9%3.3%66666666666666662,080,320

* 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

SundayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins-0.9-0.8-0.8+0.2+0.2+1.1
Carolina Hurricanes vs Winnipeg Jets+0.1*+0.0+0.1*-0.0*+0.0-0.1
New Jersey Devils vs Florida Panthers+0.0+0.1+0.0-0.0*+0.0-0.1
Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets-0.1+0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.0
New York Islanders vs New York Rangers-0.0+0.1*+0.0+0.0*+0.0*-0.0

* 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
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
121-164100
1205618-89910
1195619-7991
1185519-899100
1175520-799100
1165420-897110
1155320-995221
1145321-894321
1135322-791532
1125222-8867430
1115122-98295400
1105123-87512706000
1095023-96715908000
1085024-85919120100000
1074924-94722150140010
1064925-83625191171010
1054825-926262212111200
1044826-81626243242140000
1034726-9922254264360010
1024727-84182372575090010
1014627-921419102310801200200
1004628-8191512171412016114000
994528-90510131115151193260100
984529-80261351418319540902000
974429-9013112111751797013130000
964430-801807148111212016260100
954330-9005049106131511741003000
944331-80030151121017415715161000
934231-900201290714710101831241000
924232-800101703101051117617931000
914132-9000401510191110201682000
904133-8000200290551117221672000
894033-9000101602191020231682100
884034-80001004010541221231783100
873934-90000200215122123181041000
863935-80001001015122023191151000
853835-900000001511192320125100
843836-800000001411192421135100
833736-9000000141120252112410
823737-80000015122226211030
813637-900000261524271871
803638-80000028182827143
793538-90013112432227
783539-80001617323112
773439-900311273721
763440-80016224030
753340-9003164041
743341-8001103652
733241-90163162
723242-8032770
713142-9022077
703143-8011683
693043-901287
683044-80891
673045-70694
662945-80397
652845-9298
642846-8298
632847-7298
622747-8199
612647-9298
602648-8100
592649-7199
0-58100
Total:333333434342424244444333333333