Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
NY Islanders1074722-1329In1001.0+1.0011New York Islanders
New Jersey1065026-650In1002.0-0.074New Jersey Devils
Columbus984428-1017In1006.014Columbus Blue Jackets
Philadelphia924232-828In+0.01008.016Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina873833-11-24Out10011.0+0.5022Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh863935-8-6Out10012.0-1.7121Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington733039-13-43Out10014.029Washington Capitals
NY Rangers713142-9-59Out10015.026New York Rangers

Big Games

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Thursday
Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Columbus+0.1
Philadelphia+8.1
-0.0
Carolina+0.1
Pittsburgh+0.1
Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Columbus+0.1
Philadelphia-7.8
-0.2
Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carolina-0.2
Pittsburgh+0.4
Washington+0.1
NY Rangers-0.1
Florida 4 Ottawa 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carolina-0.2
Pittsburgh-0.2
Washington+0.1
Washington 3 Minnesota 6
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Washington-0.1
NY Rangers+0.1
Toronto 5 Detroit 4 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders-0.2
New Jersey-0.0
New Jersey 4 Buffalo 5 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders+0.1
New Jersey-0.1
NY Islanders 4 Chicago 5 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders+0.1
New Jersey-0.1
St Louis 3 Boston 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders-0.1
New Jersey-0.0
Friday
Carolina 1 Columbus 4
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carolina-0.6
Pittsburgh+0.3
Saturday
Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 2 (ot)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Philadelphia*In
Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
PhiladelphiaIn
Pittsburgh+0.3
Boston 1 Carolina 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders+0.2
New Jersey+0.2
Carolina+0.4
Pittsburgh-0.2
NY Islanders 3 New Jersey 2 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders+1.0
New Jersey-0.1
Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carolina+0.3
Pittsburgh-0.8
Florida 4 Washington 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Carolina-0.3
Pittsburgh-0.2
Toronto 3 Montreal 5
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders+0.3
New Jersey+0.2

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