How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Saturday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1 *Out
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 1 -0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Washington vs Minnesota-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.2
Columbus vs Edmonton+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.0-0.0-0.1

* 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 Minnesota finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OTL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
1188-00-0Out11365210252
1177-10-0Out0443484223
1167-00-1Out133588617*
1157-01-0Out01564202,197*
1146-11-0Out0862314,188*
1136-01-1Out3544408,857*
1125-11-1Out14158019,054*
1115-12-0Out03168029,872*
1105-02-1Out02179148,688*
1094-12-1Out1286235,844
5-03-0Out1386243,101*
1084-13-0Out789436,987
4-02-2Out888428,988
3-22-1Out789435,613*
1074-03-1Out388960,680
3-12-2Out388937,990
3-23-0Out388839,844*
1063-13-1Out1841478,988
4-04-0Out1841446,648
3-02-3Out1841551,802*
1053-03-2Out0782263,657
3-14-0Out0782260,642
2-23-1Out0782238,061
2-12-3Out0782127,281*
1043-04-1Out0683299,032
2-13-2Out0673361,591
2-24-0Out0683229,434
1-33-1Out0673323,496*
1032-14-1Out0574395,644
3-05-0Out574360,930
2-03-3Out584232,956
1-23-2Out574333,152*
1022-04-2Out475376,872
2-15-0Out475359,055
1-24-1Out465430,907
1-13-3Out475326,570*
1012-05-1Out356594,945
1-14-2Out346649,621
1-25-0Out356534,707*
1001-15-1Out257561,374
2-06-0Out257549,411
1-04-3Out257539,098*
991-05-2Out178349,445
1-16-0Out178351,123*
981-06-1Out109050,699
0-15-2Out109024,205*
971-07-0Out694047,096*
960-06-2Out397019,944*
950-07-1Out199011,565
940-08-0Out010004,620
Total:Out0003574002,017,566

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

We are out of the playoffs. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.
Although it might be more fun to go down swinging.

Big Games

Saturday100.0*Lottery seed
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 1 +0.5
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1 -0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Washington vs Minnesota+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.3-0.3-0.7
Columbus vs Edmonton-0.1-0.0-0.1+0.0+0.0+0.1
Florida vs NY Islanders-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPW-OTL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
1188-00-0083838132
1177-10-02163531142
1167-00-10830391930
1157-01-001123538121
1146-11-00521442550
1136-01-101937391310
1125-11-10322422750
1115-12-0011035401310
1105-02-10423442640
1094-12-1011038401010
5-03-011038401000
1084-13-00324482220
4-02-2003254822200
3-22-10325472220
1074-03-101124435700
3-12-201124336700
3-23-001124435700
1063-13-10432461620
4-04-000432451620
3-02-300432451620
1053-03-20118452871
3-14-00118462871
2-23-10118452871
2-12-30118462861
1043-04-1083638152
2-13-2083638152
2-24-0083638152
1-33-1083638152
1032-14-1032441266
3-05-0032441266
2-03-3032442266
1-23-2032341276
1022-04-20113363813
2-15-0112363713
1-24-1113363713
1-13-3113363713
1012-05-105254425
1-14-205254425
1-25-005264425
1001-15-102164340
2-06-002154340
1-04-302164340
991-05-20173656
1-16-00183656
981-06-10032671
0-15-2032671
971-07-00116830
960-06-209910
950-07-104960
940-08-02980
Total:0000012614212119160