Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
Toronto1044826-848In1003.0-0.229Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit1044725-1022In1004.0+1.3610Detroit Red Wings
Boston1035029-342In1005.0-1.153Boston Bruins
Buffalo1034625-1122In1007.0-0.9112Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay884034-8-17Out-0.01009.0+0.2020Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida883630-166Out10010.0+1.0023Florida Panthers
Ottawa783337-12-15Out10013.024Ottawa Senators
Montreal672944-9-88Out10016.027Montreal Canadiens

Big Games

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Thursday
Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay-8.1
-0.2
Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay+7.8
+0.1
Toronto 5 Detroit 4 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto+0.9
Detroit-0.0
Boston-0.4
Buffalo-0.3
St Louis 3 Boston 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto-0.2
Detroit-0.2
Boston+0.8
Buffalo-0.3
New Jersey 4 Buffalo 5 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto-0.1
Detroit-0.3
Boston-0.2
Buffalo+0.7
Florida 4 Ottawa 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Florida+0.3
Ottawa-0.1
Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay-0.0
Florida-0.2
NY Islanders 4 Chicago 5 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto-0.1
Detroit+0.0
Boston+0.0
Washington 3 Minnesota 6
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Ottawa+0.1
Friday
Carolina 1 Columbus 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay+0.1
Florida+0.3
Saturday
Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 2 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Detroit-0.3
Boston+0.3
Buffalo-0.0
Tampa Bay*Out
Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Detroit+0.8
Boston-0.3
Buffalo-0.5
Tampa BayOut
-0.3
Boston 1 Carolina 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto+0.3
Detroit+0.3
Boston-1.4
Buffalo+0.4
Florida-0.2
Toronto 3 Montreal 5
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto-0.8
Boston+0.3
NY Islanders 3 New Jersey 2 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto-0.5
Boston-0.4
Florida 4 Washington 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Florida+0.5
Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Tampa Bay+0.2
Florida+0.3

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