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 +0.7
+0.1
Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 (so)*+0.2
+0.0
Carolina 4 Chicago 2 -0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
NY Islanders vs Minnesota+9.0+8.9+7.9-2.6-2.7-10.2
+0.5+0.5+0.4-0.1-0.1-0.5
Pittsburgh vs St Louis-1.1-1.2-0.6+0.3+0.5+1.6
-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1
Nashville vs Montreal+1.3+0.4*+0.2-0.9-0.9-1.0
+0.1+0.0+0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles-0.6-0.6-0.6+0.2*+0.1+0.6
-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

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
9890-0InNo713314424014,430
9780-1100.0%No2419507171015,801
9681-099.9No011042123130120,271
70-299.8No017371337508,245
9571-198.7No0021914481510121,930
60-397.9No0021413501922,382
9472-095.9No001810502740460,952
61-294.8No006949325054,432
50-493.2No05747357455
9362-182.7No01433451700411,231
51-380.2No013304619113,573
40-572.7No327432777
9263-069.2No0012147292001,028,331
52-265.4No00117473230155,289
41-459.6No01144537402,145
30-680.0No4040205
9153-139.1No000633501110781,668
42-336.3No053150131032,556
31-533.2No52852132208
9054-023.3No0022153213001,476,045
43-220.2No002195224400246,560
32-417.0No1165027504,029
21-6OutNo78229
8944-16.2No00641401210929,483
33-35.2No00537421420041,226
22-56.5No73438192322
8845-02.1No022644234001,402,361
34-21.6No02224327600233,819
23-41.2No1174331803,764
12-6OutNo255081712
8735-10.2No00935391620704,629
24-30.1No073240183029,125
13-5OutNo728431941200
02-7OutNo1001
8636-00.0No03214029700886,174
25-20.0No02163933900132,403
14-40.1No011536351111,760
03-6OutNo43577
8526-1OutNo0729422020332,738
15-3OutNo052544222010,965
04-5OutNo2154929541
8427-0OutNo02154035700358,565
16-2OutNo0112393910041,221
05-4OutNo15384511339
8317-1OutNo042747201089,153
06-3OutNo00424462421,740
8218-0OutNo0011345375084,391
07-2OutNo094142705,648
8108-1OutNo04304916110,511
8009-0OutNo0115522939,718
Total:26.8%No000118162620148410010,260,940
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
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
NY Islanders vs Minnesota-0.8-0.7-0.6+0.2+0.2+0.9
Nashville vs Montreal-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Pittsburgh vs St Louis+0.1+0.1+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1
NY Rangers vs Los Angeles+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
9890-01601221103492040
9780-1010410103119701710
9681-000137172512031030
70-200125132413037050
9571-10002514131480151
60-30001311121500192
9472-00001179248127040
61-200005714713250
50-401461452357
9362-10001313124501700
51-300121282460191
40-5112534327
9263-00001117447029200
52-200101434703230
41-40001224503740
30-620204020
9153-1000042331501110
42-30031311501310
31-52227152132
9054-0000112025321300
43-2000111715125400
32-411151502750
21-67822
8944-1000051404112100
33-300041374214200
22-5523339193
8845-000112443256000
34-200112042297100
23-411154232910
12-62550817
8735-10007293821510
24-30052638236100
13-54214222102
02-7100
8636-000212313317400
25-2001102835206100
14-4009253424710
03-6295714
8526-10212293318500
15-3011027352160
04-552437322
8427-000314303416300
16-20021128352040
05-41823372551
8317-100314343613100
06-303103038171
8218-000031941306000
07-202153834910
8108-100529432030
8009-00111403412200
Total:0000000110711512519127532100000