Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 2014A 50/50Did not play, playoff odds up 0.07 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 | | | -0.2 | | | | Columbus 4 Colorado 0 | | | *-0.2 | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Pittsburgh vs Phoenix | | | -0.2+0.7*-0.2 | | | | Minnesota vs Los Angeles | | | -0.2+0.7*-0.2 | | | | Ottawa vs NY Rangers | | | -0.2+0.7*-0.2 | | | | Tampa Bay vs St. Louis | | | -0.2+0.6*-0.1 | | | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Sunday, 2/2 | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Disbanded | 100.0* | Average seed | Anaheim vs Buffalo | -26.7-13.4In | | +25.2-4.2-23.0 | | -0.6-0.0+0.6 | | Colorado vs Dallas | | | +0.6+1.8-1.6 | | | | Detroit vs Florida | | | +0.8+1.6-1.6 | | | | Calgary vs Chicago | | | -1.1+0.4+0.9 | | | | Nashville vs NY Islanders | | | -0.2+0.8*-0.2 | | | | Vancouver vs Winnipeg | | | -0.2+0.8*-0.2 | | | | Los Angeles vs Montreal | | | *-0.1+0.8-0.2 | | | | Phoenix vs San Jose | | | -0.2+0.6*-0.1 | | | |
* 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 | 321,625 | * | 1 | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | In | | 100 | | 0.1 | % | 322,178 | | | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 66.5 | % | 33 | 33 | 33 | No | 40,201 | | 0 | -0.5 | | Out | | | 100 | 72.1 | | 320,976 | * | | | | | | | | Total: | 66.7 | % | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23.1 | % | 1,004,980 | |
* 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 | Tampa Bay vs St. Louis | +0.0-0.1+0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeTieAway | Sunday, 2/2 | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Anaheim vs Buffalo | +6.7-0.6-6.4 | | Detroit vs Florida | +0.1-0.1-0.1 | | Colorado vs Dallas | +0.1-0.1-0.0 | |
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