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Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OTL-OTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
NY Rangers13635-1221-738In48044802.6+0.402.594New York Rangers
Pittsburgh133135-1122-655In470381502.7-0.561.608Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia13034-1023-830In501877004.6+0.166.571Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey11727-1527-6999.6%-0.000811530006.2-0.077.505New Jersey Devils
NY Islanders92121-933-11-450.0-0.00001310315514.4-0.2424.391New York Islanders

Big Games

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Saturday
Nashville 3 Winnipeg 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Jersey+0.1
Ottawa 8 Pittsburgh 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Rangers+0.3
Pittsburgh-0.4
Philadelphia+0.1
New Jersey-0.1
-0.1
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Jersey-0.1
Tampa Bay 4 NY Islanders 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders-0.3
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Rangers-0.0
Pittsburgh-0.0
Philadelphia+0.1
NY Islanders+0.1
Toronto 3 NY Rangers 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Rangers+0.1
Pittsburgh-0.0
Philadelphia-0.0
Sunday
Pittsburgh vs New JerseyIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Rangers2.92.72.72.52.52.2
Pittsburgh2.42.72.73.03.03.2
Philadelphia4.74.64.64.64.64.5
New Jersey99.399.799.799.999.9100.0
6.36.26.26.26.26.1
Washington vs MinnesotaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Jersey99.5*99.6*99.6*99.699.799.7
Florida vs NY IslandersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders14.614.414.414.214.214.0

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