How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Vancouver 1 New York 2 -0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Long Island vs Miami-0.1*+0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
-0.2-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+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 Miami finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs123456789101112Count
125-139In100457*
124296-3In1000395*
121-123In1003,981*
120278-3In10003,342*
119268-4In10005,342*
118269-3In100008,086*
117259-4In1000011,797*
1162510-3In990016,646*
1152410-4In991022,619*
1142411-3In981029,902*
1132311-4In972138,022*
1122312-3In953147,213*
1112212-4In935257,315*
1102112-5In898365,946*
1092113-4In85114074,222*
1082013-5In79147081,726*
1072014-4In711990034,465
1913-6In711910051,640*
1061914-5In622414088,511*
1051915-4In5328180054,555*
1814-6In512920134,106*
1041815-5In4232241085,828*
1031816-4In3335303032,421
1715-6In32353130048,539*
1021716-5In22363650074,222*
1011717-4In153441101066,057*
1001617-5In930431620056,496*
991618-4In425412450047,851*
981518-5In2193632101038,952*
971519-4In11328371730031,050*
961419-5In0819382681023,576*
951420-4100.0%051132341530017,637*
941421-3100.002523362581012,667*
931321-499.81214323215308,883*
921221-599.20172336248106,141*
911222-497.700315323116204,067*
901223-393.616263724602,606*
891123-485.1021533351321,612*
881124-370.618243823601,005*
871024-460.50318403181542*
861025-336.8192746152310*
85925-421.241737374179*
84926-314.61134240389*
83826-49.81029491251*
82827-33.842762826*
81828-2Out214329714*
80627-5Out80205*
79729-2Out5025254*
78629-3Out33673*
63038-0Out100132
Total:99.9%5319176311000001,291,253

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Vancouver 1 New York 2 +0.1
Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Long Island vs Miami+0.4+0.0+0.0-0.3-0.3-0.3

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324
125-139100
124296-31000
122-123100
121277-41000
120278-310000
119268-410000
118269-3100000
117259-499000
1162510-399000
1152410-499010
1142411-398110
1132311-496121
1122312-393231
1112212-490352
1102112-5845803
1092113-4778110400
1082013-56711140700
1072014-456151909000
1913-656151901000
1061914-544192311400
1051915-4322127118000
1814-630212711901
1041815-5202230323110
1031816-411213052823000
1021716-55172883155000
1011717-42122311319100100
1001617-518161427161612000
991618-404101520212135000
981518-502514112425790100
971519-40121152323151613000
961419-501721716222158010
951420-400401182422121413000
941421-30020532016202057010
931321-40102114824211114130
921221-5010722116192148010
911222-4003114824221015120
901223-3106323181921360
891123-40211411222871230
881124-318419241422700
871024-4032161723271020
861025-319621372150
85925-443132237173
84926-31132735203
83826-4281237356
82827-348234619
81828-277502177
80627-58020
79729-2252550
78730-1333333
63038-08866
Total:4210154134422110000000000000