Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 2014ADid not play, playoff odds down 0.02 to 66.7% 0-0-0 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did yesterday and who we should root for today. Explain Saturday, 2/1 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Disbanded | 100.0* | Average seed | Boston 1 Anaheim 1 | | | +2.7 | | | | Carolina 0 Calgary 0 | | | +0.5 | | | | Edmonton 2 Detroit 0 | | | -0.1 | | | | Columbus 4 Colorado 0 | | | -0.1 | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Ottawa vs NY Rangers | | | -0.2+0.9-0.3 | | | | Washington vs Vancouver | | | -0.2+0.9-0.2 | | | | Tampa Bay vs St. Louis | | | -0.2+0.9-0.2 | | | | New Jersey vs Nashville | | | -0.2+0.9-0.2 | | | | Minnesota vs Los Angeles | | | -0.2+0.9-0.3 | | | | Pittsburgh vs Phoenix | | | -0.3+0.9-0.2 | | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Sunday, 2/2 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Disbanded | 100.0* | Average seed | Anaheim vs Buffalo | -26.7-13.3In | | +24.5-5.5-21.7 | | -0.6+0.0+0.6 | | Detroit vs Florida | | | +0.2+3.1-1.0 | | | | Colorado vs Dallas | | | *+0.0+3.1-0.9 | | | | Calgary vs Chicago | | | -1.1+0.6+0.8 | | | | Nashville vs NY Islanders | | | -0.3+1.0-0.2 | | | | Los Angeles vs Montreal | | | -0.2+1.0-0.2 | | | | NY Rangers vs Philadelphia | | | -0.2+0.9-0.2 | | | | St. Louis vs Toronto | | | -0.2+0.9-0.3 | | | | Vancouver vs Winnipeg | | | -0.2+0.8-0.2 | | | | Phoenix vs San Jose | | | -0.2+0.8-0.2 | | | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well the Buffalo finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | | TW | W | - | L | - | T | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | Disbanded | Count | | | | | | | | 1.5 | -2 | | In | 100 | | | No | 995,673 | * | 1 | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | | 100 | | 0.0 | % | 997,948 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 66.6 | % | 33 | 33 | 33 | No | 124,746 | | 0 | -0.5 | | Out | | | 100 | 67.9 | | 997,053 | * | | | | | | | | Total: | 66.7 | % | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21.7 | % | 3,115,420 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesSaturday, 2/1 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Boston 1 Anaheim 1 | +0.7 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Sunday, 2/2 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Anaheim vs Buffalo | +6.5-0.4-6.3 | | Calgary vs Chicago | +0.0+0.0-0.1 | |
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