How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Saturday100.0*Average seed
Ottawa 8 Pittsburgh 4 +0.3
Toronto 3 NY Rangers 4 (so)+0.1
Philadelphia 4 Montreal 1 -0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Sunday100.0*Average seed
Pittsburgh vs New Jersey-0.2-0.0-0.0+0.2+0.2+0.4

What If

Chances based on how well the NY Rangers finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPW-OTL-OTplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
156-157In10015,719*
1555-20-0In100019,553*
1546-01-0In98227,670
5-10-1In99123,111*
1535-11-0In96454,031
4-20-1In97322,651*
1524-21-0In92843,406
5-01-1In92842,902
4-10-2In93717,434*
1514-11-1In851568,729
5-02-0In841666,409
3-31-0In861430,543*
1504-12-0In75250106,911
3-21-1In7624044,347
4-01-2In762437,303*
1494-02-1In6436083,130
3-22-0In6535068,687
3-11-2In6535036,362*
2-31-1In663415,986*
1483-12-1In51490106,960
4-03-0In5050085,805
2-32-0In5148022,335
2-21-2In5347028,986*
1473-13-0In37621109,923
2-22-1In3861151,732
3-02-2In3861139,736
2-11-3In3960115,957*
1463-03-1In2571482,895
2-23-0In2571453,707
2-12-2In2671338,787
1-32-1In2671316,018*
1452-13-1In15076980,656
3-04-0In15076964,890
1-22-2In15077812,618
1-33-0In15076823,216*
1442-14-0In70741962,961
2-03-2In80741829,448
1-23-1In80751734,568*
1432-04-1In30663146,368
1-24-0In30663120,004
1-13-2In40672923,876*
1421-14-1In10554429,602
2-05-0In10554438,655*
1411-15-0In00405918,064
1-04-2In00415916,840*
1401-05-1In00297120,006*
1391-06-0In00188212,001*
1380-16-0In9913,709*
1370-06-1In59501,502
1360-07-0In3970857
Total:In48044802,017,566

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs