Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-OTL-OTGD%Change123456789101112131415Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Dallas117130-1129-5077.9%+17.2033002520147106.4+1.1111.493Dallas Stars
Los Angeles114128-926-121169.0-9.802500232116113007.0-0.8915.531Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix11528-926-13267.3+1.301800232520112007.3-0.0613.514Phoenix Coyotes
San Jose114128-1027-101062.7+5.20240192022123007.2+0.2914.517San Jose Sharks
Anaheim103128-432-11-200.2+0.00001312785111.9+0.0525.460Anaheim Ducks

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Saturday
Los Angeles 2 Boston 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas+2.2
+0.2
Los Angeles-9.4
-0.8
Phoenix+2.1
+0.3
San Jose+2.0
+0.2
Dallas 4 Calgary 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas+14.3
+0.7
Los Angeles+0.2
-0.1
Phoenix+0.4
-0.1
San Jose-0.5
-0.1
San Jose 4 Phoenix 3 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas-0.6
+0.0
Los Angeles*-0.3
+0.1
Phoenix-2.0
-0.2
San Jose+3.1
+0.2
Colorado 2 Vancouver 3 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas*+0.1
+0.0
Los Angeles*+0.3
Phoenix*+0.2
San Jose*+0.4
+0.0
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Anaheim+0.0
Sunday
Phoenix vs St. LouisIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas74.876.276.578.578.380.7
6.76.56.56.36.36.2
Los Angeles65.267.267.069.769.972.2
7.27.17.16.96.96.8
Phoenix82.474.574.465.065.054.4
6.47.07.07.57.58.0
San Jose58.961.260.9*63.063.265.9
7.47.37.37.17.17.0
Anaheim0.10.10.1*0.2*0.20.2
Anaheim vs BostonHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Anaheim0.4*0.1*0.20.10.10.0
11.711.811.811.911.912.0

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