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
Capitals 2 Wild 1 (so)-0.8
-0.0
Bruins 3 Flames 4 +0.7
+0.1
Flyers 1 Blues 6 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Devils vs Blue Jackets-5.7-1.6-1.6+4.3+4.8+4.8
-0.4-0.1-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.4
Senators vs Sabres+0.3-0.9-0.8-0.7-1.0+0.3

What If

Chances based on how well the Blue Jackets finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
98160-0InNo31643929117
97150-1InNo625204969
96151-0InNo041321602366*
95141-1InNo0717725977*
94131-299.6%No0212741102,734*
93132-198.4No0186920205,658*
92122-295.3No0559315012,037*
91123-188.4No024442111021,190*
90113-276.4No012947213020,600
124-076.8No012946203015,623*
89114-160.6No01743317131,860
103-358.0No01542338120,322*
88104-240.6No073341172042,483
115-040.8No083341172031,796*
87105-124.2No032142286053,241
94-322.2No022042306039,661*
8695-211.1No01103539141064,641
106-011.9No01113639131027,396
84-410.2No0193441151020,640*
8596-14.6No0042444252066,483
85-33.8No0042244273054,580*
8486-21.3No011240396073,336
97-01.4No0011441385029,392
75-41.2No011239408025,034*
8387-10.3No0063150131064,566
76-30.2No0052949161055,999*
8277-20.1No021852262063,230
88-00.0No02195224227,105*
66-40.0No021651292020,402
8178-10.0No001047375049,144
67-30.0No00844416042,384*
8068-20.0No004344912041,487
79-0OutNo04384711016,938
57-4OutNo03315114014,305*
7969-1OutNo12452222031,984*
58-3OutNo012053242020,526
7859-2OutNo01248355021,070
610-0OutNo01249344015,587*
77510-1OutNo05394510023,014*
76410-2OutNo02275119113,868*
75411-1OutNo1164930307,298*
74311-2OutNo084241803,892*
73312-1OutNo330491521,672*
72212-2OutNo11949283745*
71213-1OutNo110403910267*
70214-0OutNo146341991*
69114-1OutNo425422924*
68115-0OutNo60405*
67015-1OutNo1002
66016-0OutNo3356299
Total:14.2%No00004101622261651001,195,940

* 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
Bruins 3 Flames 4 -0.1
Coyotes 3 Canucks 1 -0.0
Flyers 1 Blues 6 -0.0
Capitals 2 Wild 1 (so)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Friday100.0*Lottery seed
Devils vs Blue Jackets+0.8+0.2+0.2-0.6-0.7-0.7
Hurricanes vs Wild-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.1+0.0
Senators vs Sabres-0.0+0.0+0.1+0.0+0.0-0.0

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
98160-03133421929
97150-1332042049
96151-0013121215912
95141-10052177115
94131-20011120723110
93132-1000806452020
92122-2004150931050
91123-102132124201110
90113-201017124612130
124-001017124512030
89114-1007104123171
103-300694023381
88104-20026294401720
115-00026294401720
87105-100021564029600
94-300021464030700
8695-200155313917200
106-0000165323915200
84-4000145294018300
8596-1000131839298100
85-30001316373110200
8486-200162536227100
97-000017273720610
75-400152336249200
8387-1000211293219610
76-30001102732217100
8277-200314293118510
88-000416303015400
66-400212273120710
8178-100151731291430
67-3000414293117400
8068-200161933291120
79-0017223326910
57-40151631311320
7969-10029253623600
58-3017223626700
7859-20021231361620
610-00021231361620
77510-100420383170
76410-2001931421520
75411-103194428500
74311-201936401310
73312-10323452351
72212-21123934121
71213-1062639245
70214-012133387
69114-113294217
68115-0204040
67015-1100
66016-063757
Total:00000003282131514111087421000