Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 2014-2015Lost to Dallas 1-2 (so), playoff odds up 1.2 to 96.7% 86 points 38 25-10 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did yesterday and who we should root for today. Explain Monday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Dallas 2 Buffalo 1 (so) | +1.0 | | +0.0 | | Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 (so) | +0.3 | | | | New Jersey 3 Los Angeles 5 | +0.1 | | | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway | Tuesday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Nashville vs Montreal | +0.9+0.2+0.1-0.6-0.6-0.6 | | | | NY Islanders vs Minnesota | -0.2*-0.0-0.2+0.1*+0.1+0.2 | | | | Pittsburgh vs St Louis | -0.0*-0.0*-0.1*-0.0*+0.0+0.1 | | | | Tampa Bay vs Florida | | | +0.1+0.0+0.0-0.0-0.1-0.1 | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well the Buffalo finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Pres | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TP | W | | L | - | OT | playoffs | Trophy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | In | 0.3 | % | 7 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18,847 | | 103 | | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | In | 0.0 | | 3 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,614 | | 102 | | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | In | 0.0 | | 1 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 25 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 146,885 | | | 7 | 0 | - | 2 | In | No | 1 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 25 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 9,618 | | 101 | | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 41 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 140,810 | | | 6 | 0 | - | 3 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 42 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2,653 | | 100 | | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 533,183 | | | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 51 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 58,715 | | | 5 | 0 | - | 4 | In | No | | | 30 | 19 | 50 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 468 | | 99 | | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 64 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 447,546 | | | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | In | No | | 0 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13,993 | | | 4 | 0 | - | 5 | In | No | | | 17 | 12 | 66 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 58 | | 98 | | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | In | No | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 1,122,450 | | | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | In | No | | 0 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 160,253 | | | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | In | No | | 0 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 2,107 | | | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | 14 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 97 | | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | In | No | | 0 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 805,429 | | | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | In | No | | | 1 | 12 | 57 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | 31,700 | | | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | In | No | | | 1 | 10 | 53 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | 211 | | 96 | | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | In | No | | | 0 | 9 | 42 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | 1,522,830 | | | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | In | No | | | 0 | 9 | 39 | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | 240,718 | | | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | In | No | | | 0 | 9 | 36 | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | 3,809 | | | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | | 33 | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 95 | | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 100.0 | % | No | | | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 909,212 | | | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 100.0 | | No | | | 0 | 4 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 38,112 | | | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | In | No | | | | 3 | 14 | 82 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 264 | | | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | In | No | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 94 | | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 99.9 | | No | | | 0 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1,371,160 | | | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 99.9 | | No | | | 0 | 2 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 216,677 | | | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 99.9 | | No | | | | 2 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3,473 | | | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 93 | | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 98.9 | | No | | | | 1 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 653,246 | | | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 98.8 | | No | | | | 1 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 25,737 | | | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 98.7 | | No | | | | | 3 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 159 | | 92 | | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | 95.1 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 820,072 | | | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 94.6 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 117,322 | | | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 95.7 | | No | | | | 0 | | 90 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1,541 | | | 0 | 3 | - | 6 | In | No | | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 91 | | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 83.4 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | 293,119 | | | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 82.5 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 9,257 | | | 0 | 4 | - | 5 | 80.0 | | No | | | | | | 76 | | 4 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | 45 | | 90 | | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | 65.6 | | No | | | | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | 317,103 | | | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | 64.0 | | No | | | | 0 | | 60 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | 34,727 | | | 0 | 5 | - | 4 | 62.1 | | No | | | | | | 59 | | 3 | 14 | 19 | 4 | | | | | | 269 | | 89 | | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 43.5 | | No | | | | | | 42 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | | | | 74,464 | | | 0 | 6 | - | 3 | 40.9 | | No | | | | | | 40 | | 1 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | | | | 1,380 | | 88 | | 1 | 8 | - | 0 | 24.6 | | No | | | | | | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | | 70,944 | | | 0 | 7 | - | 2 | 23.3 | | No | | | | | | 23 | | 0 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 1 | | | | 4,478 | | 87 | | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | 10.9 | | No | | | | | | 11 | | 0 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | | | 8,297 | | 86 | | 0 | 9 | - | 0 | 3.6 | | No | | | | | | 4 | | | 0 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 16 | 1 | | | 7,948 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 96.7 | % | 0.0 | % | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 10,260,940 | |
Chance Will Make Playoffs
LotteryYe of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds. Big GamesMonday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Dallas 2 Buffalo 1 (so) | -0.1 | | Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 (so) | -0.0 | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway | Tuesday | 100.0* | Lottery seed | Tampa Bay vs Florida | -0.2-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1 | | Pittsburgh vs St Louis | +0.0+0.0+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1 | | Nashville vs Montreal | -0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.0 | |
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| 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 24 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 7 | - | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 22 | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 87 | | 0 | 8 | - | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 11 | | | 0 | | 1 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 86 | | 0 | 9 | - | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 0 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
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