"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 2/17100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New York Rangers 166.496 Nashville Preda 156.803 +15.1
+0.6
Hartford Whalers 127.256 New Jersey Devils 200.988 +3.8
Ottawa Senators 161.415 Montreal Canadi 124.102 -3.5
-0.1
Colorado Rockies 197.049 Chicago Blackha 134.094 +2.4
+0.1
New York Island 128.656 Anaheim Ducks 122.674 +0.2
Tampa Bay Light 202.03 Edmonton Oilers 140.907 +0.1
If winner is:HomeAway
Week of 2/24100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Nashville Preda vs New York Rangers-15.0+15.0
-0.6+0.6
Winnipeg Jets vs Ottawa Senators+5.2-5.2
+0.1-0.1
Cleveland Barons vs Hartford Whalers+1.6-1.6
Anaheim Ducks vs Chicago Blackha-0.4+0.4
Edmonton Oilers vs New York Island+0.1-0.1

What If

Chances based on how well the New York Rangers finish out the regular season.   Explain

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs1234567891011121314151617181920Count
143-0In12882,289,186
132-1In272266,862,597
121-280.9%22581906,858,862
110-313.113493352,290,315
Total:82.0%24633134118,300,960
Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs