How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Maple Leafs 4 Lightning 2 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Devils vs Wild+0.7+0.6+0.5-0.2-0.2-0.6
+0.4+0.4+0.3-0.0-0.0-0.3
Senators vs Lightning+0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1*+0.0
Red Wings vs Penguins+0.0*-0.1-0.1*-0.0-0.1-0.0
-0.0-0.1-0.0+0.0*-0.0+0.1
Canadiens vs Blue Jackets*-0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1*-0.0+0.0
Kings vs Capitals+0.1-0.0-0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1

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

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
94130-099.9%02341144801,009
93120-198.71131947191594
92121-093.706134134605,095*
91111-179.819274218207,767*
90112-061.70416413081028,656
101-255.20313383310105,798*
89102-130.301424392461046,350*
88103-013.800112343515300108,800
92-210.30193037194030,466*
8793-12.70031635321220150,316
82-31.7002123235163012,419*
8694-00.60016253824500282,603
83-20.3000521382870091,759
72-40.10418363110003,268*
8584-10.00011031391710346,482
73-30.00172742222033,959*
8485-00.000420413140523,001
74-20.000316403560189,259
63-4Out02133839807,882*
8375-10.000173246121570,775
64-3Out005285016160,929*
8276-0Out00320502430716,571
65-2Out0217502840271,857
54-4Out011448325012,323*
8166-1Out019443980684,155
55-3Out06414210075,282*
8067-0Out0033248160735,113
56-2Out032849200278,407
45-4Out01245024012,485*
7957-1Out011850301597,976
46-3Out01154935163,776*
7858-0Out0944452564,289
47-2Out0741502201,628
36-4Out05375538,438*
7748-1Out0432595380,952
37-3Out022864637,038*
7649-0Out01216810318,423
38-2Out01177111102,324
27-4Out11373133,706*
7539-1Out0107020171,995
28-3Out08702214,111*
74310-0Out056629129,656
29-2Out03663135,522*
73210-1Out02554455,541*
72211-0Out1465435,668
110-2Out043567,150*
71111-1Out031699,846*
70112-0Out22786,575*
69012-1Out1288772
68013-0Out8921,134
Total:0.9%0000012371325262138,039,900

* 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

Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Jets 5 Avalanche 3 +0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Devils vs Wild-0.7-0.7-0.6+0.0+0.0+0.6
Kings vs Capitals-0.1+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Flyers vs Stars-0.1*+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Red Wings vs Penguins+0.0+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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
94130-0031327311960
93120-12924372251
92121-0002133034154200
91111-10214333198300
90112-0005223481611300
101-203193391813410
89102-10162341725166100
88103-000212192428176100
92-2019182229208200
8793-10030292330229200
82-30201719292513300
8694-0010021124302292000
83-200002820302512300
72-400161729281441
8584-10002820312611200
73-30001517302914300
8485-00000292332259100
74-20001720322811200
63-400151631311420
8375-1000018243524710
64-30016213628810
8276-000021130361830
65-20019273720400
54-401725382350
8166-10031536331210
55-30021334361420
8067-0001624402550
56-2000422402760
45-40320393070
7957-1001113439150
46-30193241170
7858-00042245281
47-20032044321
36-4021744352
7748-1011039474
37-301837505
7649-000428598
38-20326629
27-402226511
7539-101156618
28-301126720
74310-00086527
29-2066430
73210-1025443
72211-014653
110-214356
71111-103169
70112-02377
69012-11288
68013-0892
Total:000000010012346811151716143