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
Jets 5 Avalanche 3 +1.0
Blackhawks 5 Blues 4 (so)-0.2
Canucks 4 Predators 3 (so)*-0.2
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Oilers vs Sabres+9.4+9.3+9.3+1.0+0.7-9.0
+0.3+0.3+0.2+0.0+0.0-0.2
Coyotes vs Panthers-1.1-1.2-1.1+0.3+0.4+1.3
Devils vs Wild+1.1*+0.1*+0.0-0.8-0.9-0.8
Flyers vs Stars+0.1*-0.1*-0.0*-0.2*-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 Oilers finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
106120-0In64250021,626
105110-1In1216611101,522
104111-0In012614023111,772
100-2In095643011,116
103101-1In03436043517,609*
102102-0In0126800531164,090
91-2In0122610571411,216*
10192-1In010510582683,556
81-3In0831055334,342*
10093-0100.0%0341051410211,359
82-2100.0023104846049,432
71-4In22145511,114*
9983-1100.0111038600249,249
72-3100.001003266017,396*
9884-099.8000025740470,026
73-299.8000022770129,902
62-499.80000198003,959*
9774-199.30000148510489,841
63-399.000001188140,320*
9675-096.80000790300738,576
64-296.500069130223,030
53-496.30591407,782*
9565-191.2000388900675,336
54-390.8028990059,105*
9466-078.71782010847,175
55-277.517721100263,083
44-476.807622209,509*
9356-162.206233500660,714
45-360.60603450056,489
34-563.16332501,042*
9257-040.70414513100713,410
46-239.5039451420214,182
35-437.50384714207,494*
9147-123.50234724500462,187
36-322.7023462550037,665*
9048-010.31039361320436,191
37-29.51038371420119,331
26-49.810363815203,585*
8938-13.8425402560225,780
27-33.642440276015,567*
8839-01.011335361410189,105
28-20.8112343715144,853*
8729-10.2052341284073,000
18-30.30422412843,768*
86210-00.00112364110054,853
19-20.1011135411109,485*
85110-1Out04244922114,727*
84111-0Out01124935210,671*
83011-1Out05384981,244
82012-0Out22659131,514
Total:66.5%00100085719941008,039,900

* 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
Canucks 4 Predators 3 (so)+0.0
Blackhawks 5 Blues 4 (so)+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Oilers vs Sabres-1.0-1.0-1.0-0.0+0.0+1.0
Devils vs Wild-0.1*-0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Coyotes vs Panthers+0.1+0.1+0.1*-0.0*-0.0-0.1
Red Wings vs Penguins-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.0
Canadiens vs Blue Jackets-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1+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
106120-0217403091
105110-10626402251
104111-00112313517400
100-21928362140
103101-1031533311430
102102-000519332912200
91-200417323014300
10192-101621342610200
81-30052032281220
10093-0001823342581000
82-201621342710100
71-4151935291010
9983-1002926352261000
72-300182435237100
9884-000021128351950000
73-2002102835205000
62-400192637215100
9774-10031432321530010
63-3003133133163001
9675-0000417333011200300
64-20031633301220030
53-4003163230122040
9565-10015203324710900
54-3015193324810900
9466-00017212917402010
55-200162128174021100
44-4016212817402220
9356-10017192211233500
45-30017182111234500
34-51619211333150
9257-00017141354413200
46-2001613136441420
35-401613126461520
9147-1000149942277100
36-30014994128710
9048-0001372836205100
37-2001262736216100
26-40137253622610
8938-100031027312072000
27-3003925322172000
8839-00121125302082000
28-2012102430219200
8729-10002921302411300
18-3002820282612300
86210-00002821312511200
19-200272030261230
85110-101619312812200
84111-0017223426910
83011-101826362171
82012-0021131351730
Total:000001236811121074217842110000000