How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
New Jersey 3 Los Angeles 5 +0.1
+0.3
Ottawa 2 San Jose 1 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles-0.1-0.1-0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1
-0.3-0.1-0.0+0.2+0.3+0.3
Pittsburgh vs St Louis+0.1+0.0+0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1

What If

Chances based on how well the Los Angeles finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
86100-033.5%No528432133,295
8590-111.5No11139381103,669
8491-04.2No04254823027,596
80-22.9No0322492601,947
8381-10.6No0194246229,086
70-30.5No010394830629
8282-00.1No003316140109,855
71-20.1No0329636013,525
60-4OutNo1256771126
8172-10.0No001471140102,831
61-3OutNo012721503,778
50-5OutNo3162813
8073-00.0No007702210258,725
62-2OutNo0668251042,052
51-4OutNo666262618*
7963-1OutNo02544040211,643
52-3OutNo0151435010,036
41-5OutNo145475177
7864-0OutNo00434890399,741
53-2OutNo00395011074,614
42-4OutNo036501401,392*
7754-1OutNo02254222280,294
43-3OutNo0205325214,540
32-5OutNo1453294120
7655-0OutNo01451324422,784
44-2OutNo0114836581,859
33-4OutNo9453971,754*
7545-1OutNo4364713248,310
34-3OutNo333491512,862
23-5OutNo3254824112
7446-0OutNo2265121310,818
35-2OutNo121522558,464
24-4OutNo11751311,149*
7336-1OutNo0104643145,789
25-3OutNo0943476,785
14-5OutNo6395566*
7237-0OutNo063955156,921
26-2OutNo04365925,802
15-4OutNo23662417*
7127-1OutNo01227755,658
16-3OutNo120792,006*
7028-0OutNo1158451,854
17-2OutNo013876,376
06-4OutNo2108849
6918-1OutNo059512,141
07-3OutNo793269
6819-0OutNo039710,326
08-2OutNo397738
6709-1OutNo01001,233
66010-0OutNo01001,156
Total:0.1%No0013273224133,205,900

* 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

Monday100.0*Lottery seed
New Jersey 3 Los Angeles 5 -0.5
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.5-0.5
Pittsburgh vs St Louis-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Tampa Bay vs Florida+0.1+0.1+0.1*+0.0*+0.0-0.1

* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know.

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
86100-052803142119710
8590-1111041428271230
8491-0040141631291220
80-203031530321420
8381-1010031533341310
70-3003143037142
8282-000004204029600
71-20004193931710
60-4218373292
8172-10005254322400
61-30524432340
50-58234623
8073-000011239351110
62-2011138361320
51-411135371330
7963-1003204028810
52-302193930910
41-54173235101
7864-0011033381720
53-201931381830
42-40729402040
7754-102153735111
43-302133536121
32-5193439161
7655-00172842202
44-2062642233
33-40052440264
7545-10111383910
34-30110374011
23-525304814
7446-0006294718
35-2004264821
24-403214927
7336-101134641
25-301114444
14-593853
7237-00073953
26-20053757
15-433859
7127-1022376
16-312178
7028-0011684
17-201386
06-421088
6918-10595
07-3793
6819-00397
08-2397
6709-10100
66010-00100
Total:0000000124101418201812