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

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 +0.5
+0.1
Dallas 2 Buffalo 1 (so)*-0.1
Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 (so)*+0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Nashville vs Montreal-5.7-1.4-1.4+4.4+5.2+5.3
-0.6-0.0-0.0+0.5+0.5+0.5
NY Islanders vs Minnesota-1.0-0.9-1.0*+0.1+0.4+1.1
-0.1-0.1-0.1+0.0*+0.0+0.1
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles-0.7-0.7-0.7+0.4*+0.3+0.7
-0.1-0.1-0.1+0.0*+0.0+0.1
Pittsburgh vs St Louis-0.5-0.5-0.6*-0.1*-0.1+0.5
Detroit vs Arizona-0.1-0.1-0.0*+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

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
9590-099.9%No110252338206,546
9480-199.3No03122847916,572
9381-096.2No0132346234049,952
70-295.1No12234524503,020
9271-184.4No01163037142046,467
60-381.1No001727371720871
9172-062.9No0081540307000175,635
61-259.1No00814383291019,188
50-445.0No7112739151169
9062-135.2No0054264120300144,198
51-331.9No44244221404,473
40-516.7No6113939618
8963-014.1No0111235361320362,952
52-211.8No011103337162050,340
41-48.3No20630392020615
30-6OutNo50502
8853-13.6No103203929810254,521
42-32.5No0021739319109,907
31-53.6No473941956
8754-00.6No000727402240479,025
43-20.4No00052540255074,274
32-4OutNo5233926601,117
21-6OutNo67333
8644-10.1No0011234371510280,263
33-30.0No0110323817211,580
22-5OutNo29303620288
8545-00.0No00319413150423,040
34-2OutNo021740346065,380
23-4OutNo216413290990
12-6OutNo25754
8435-1OutNo00629461710197,665
24-3OutNo06274819107,684
13-5OutNo429452251
8336-0OutNo0114473340249,522
25-2OutNo011246375034,842
14-4OutNo01145403467
03-6OutNo1001
8226-1OutNo004335112088,037
15-3OutNo0430531202,707
04-5OutNo158542313
8127-0OutNo01175227393,907
16-2OutNo01145131310,110
05-4OutNo3165124574
8017-1OutNo064442822,083
06-3OutNo6434011374
7918-0OutNo0225532021,081
07-2OutNo12353221,256
7808-1OutNo01352342,478
7709-0OutNo540552,282
Total:10.8%No00023611151818169203,205,900
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 -0.1
Edmonton 5 Winnipeg 6 (so)+0.1
Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 (so)+0.0
Calgary 4 Colorado 3 (so)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Nashville vs Montreal+0.9+0.1+0.1-0.8-0.8-0.8
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.0*-0.0-0.1
NY Islanders vs Minnesota+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.0+0.0-0.0
Vancouver vs Winnipeg-0.0*+0.0-0.0+0.1+0.0+0.0

* 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
9590-01467192313820
9480-101311026247091
9381-00010319445123040
70-201021854412450
9271-100011062823701420
60-300107252371720
9172-000045133390307000
61-2003411238032910
50-425832739151
9062-10014322514120300
51-31321231422140
40-561139396
8963-00010110235361320
52-2001008133371620
41-402005129392030
30-65050
8853-10100211939299100
42-3000111638321110
31-547364392
8754-000000052338257100
43-200004213727910
32-431939271110
21-66733
8644-100018263622710
33-3016243525810
22-516193033101
8545-00018253523710
34-2017233525810
23-4052533251020
12-6252550
8435-10019253623500
24-301723362570
13-5242035336
8336-00019273920300
25-2017264022400
14-41622402540
03-6100
8226-100211363812100
15-311133411210
04-52383831
8127-0002184230810
16-202154132910
05-4116412814
8017-1006314019300
06-30631401850
7918-00112353515200
07-211033361730
7808-10523392671
7709-01726362460
Total:000001120601114151311985210000