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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OTL-OTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Boston122233-1028-359100.0%+0.0093600002.1+0.069.619Boston Bruins
Ottawa11428-1028-10789.4+12.0000154727820007.3+0.4117.513Ottawa Senators
Buffalo11026-1129-10-1230.8+7.9000823362572009.0+0.4319.469Buffalo Sabres
Toronto10025-834-9-220.1-0.200272634247112.0-0.0122.454Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal9322-734-13-14Out-0.0001414423814.1-0.2229.477Montreal Canadiens

Big Games

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Saturday
Ottawa 8 Pittsburgh 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa+10.9
+0.4
Buffalo-2.8
-0.1
Toronto-0.1
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa-2.4
-0.1
Buffalo+7.9
+0.3
Toronto-0.0
Nashville 3 Winnipeg 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa+3.1
+0.1
Buffalo+2.1
+0.1
Toronto+0.1
Detroit 5 Carolina 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa+0.4
Buffalo+0.4
+0.1
Toronto+0.1
Montreal*Out
Toronto 3 NY Rangers 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Buffalo+0.0
Toronto-0.2
-0.1
Colorado 2 Vancouver 3 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa*-0.2
Los Angeles 2 Boston 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston+0.1
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto+0.0
Montreal-0.2
Sunday
Washington vs MinnesotaIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa88.289.289.190.390.591.6
7.47.37.37.37.37.2
Buffalo25.830.030.234.934.739.3
9.19.19.19.09.08.9
Toronto0.1*0.1*0.1*0.10.20.2
Florida vs NY IslandersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa89.3*89.4*89.4*89.3*89.589.7
Buffalo30.5*30.8*30.6*30.9*30.931.4
Montreal14.014.114.114.214.214.3
Anaheim vs BostonHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Boston2.12.12.12.12.12.0
Pittsburgh vs New JerseyHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa7.37.3*7.37.47.47.4

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