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Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPIStrength
Predators8413622-121494.4%+0.3016392819034100005.0+0.0614.547Nashville Predators
Wild8223724-8788.6+0.4003263025047310005.6+0.127.531Minnesota Wild
Avalanche8313825-7785.6-5.5002202830059410005.8-0.468.521Colorado Avalanche
Blues7823324-12-646.6+0.600041121010251584108.1+0.0518.515St Louis Blues
Blackhawks7513328-9-59.3+2.9001503122424199210.5+0.3519.501Chicago Blackhawks
Stars7123230-7-190.6+0.000000251019432012.5-0.1120.457Dallas Stars
Jets693133-7-230.0+0.00000126207113.6+0.1126.458Winnipeg Jets

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Wednesday
Jets 5 Avalanche 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators+0.3
+0.1
Wild+0.7
+0.1
Avalanche-4.7
-0.4
Blues+1.8
+0.1
Blackhawks+0.5
Stars+0.1
-0.1
Jets+0.1
Blackhawks 5 Blues 4 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators-0.1
Wild-0.3
-0.0
Blues-1.3
-0.1
Blackhawks+2.2
+0.3
Stars-0.1
Canucks 4 Predators 3 (so)
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators+0.2
-0.0
Wild*-0.1
Avalanche*-0.1
Blues-0.5
-0.0
Blackhawks*-0.1
Thursday
Devils vs WildIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators94.8*94.3*94.494.194.294.1
4.95.05.05.05.15.1
Wild83.088.288.292.192.592.5
6.05.65.75.35.35.3
Avalanche86.5*85.7*85.785.184.984.9
5.75.85.85.95.95.9
Blues48.5*46.7*46.745.445.445.3
8.08.18.18.28.28.2
Blackhawks10.1*9.4*9.48.78.78.7
Stars0.7*0.6*0.60.6*0.60.6
Oilers vs SabresHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators93.893.993.8*94.3*94.495.0
Wild87.587.587.5*88.5*88.589.6
Avalanche84.384.284.3*85.4*85.786.8
Blues43.743.743.746.346.249.4
8.18.18.18.18.18.0
Blackhawks8.28.38.3*9.2*9.210.2
Stars0.50.50.5*0.6*0.60.8
Coyotes vs PanthersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators94.394.2*94.4*94.3*94.594.5
Wild88.5*88.5*88.6*88.8*88.788.8
Avalanche85.4*85.5*85.585.8*85.785.7
Blues46.346.246.3*46.7*46.647.0
Blackhawks9.1*9.1*9.1*9.3*9.39.5
10.610.610.610.510.510.4
Stars12.612.612.612.5*12.512.5
Flyers vs StarsHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Predators94.4*94.4*94.4*94.394.294.3
Avalanche85.6*85.6*85.7*85.6*85.485.5
Blues46.7*46.6*46.646.3*46.446.5
Blackhawks10.510.510.510.610.610.6
Stars0.30.60.61.21.21.2
12.812.512.512.212.212.2
Jets13.513.613.613.713.713.7

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.