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 +0.7
+0.1
Blackhawks 5 Blues 4 (so)-0.3
-0.0
Canucks 4 Predators 3 (so)*-0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Devils vs Wild-5.6-0.5-0.5+3.5+3.9+3.9
-0.4-0.1-0.1+0.3+0.3+0.3
Oilers vs Sabres-1.1-1.1-1.1*-0.1*-0.1+1.0
Coyotes vs Panthers-0.1*-0.1*-0.0*+0.1*+0.0+0.2

* 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 Wild finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffs12345678910111213141516Count
108130-0In13463822,424
107120-1In4345562,527
106121-0In2236014020,709*
105111-1In0116227025,079*
104112-0In055044191,920
101-2In054846114,435*
103102-1In02375930107,777
91-3In2356045,080*
102103-0In00207270272,372
92-2In019729058,635*
10193-1In0107316100288,115
82-3In097219118,527*
10094-0In036827200542,941
83-2In036431200137,427
72-4In261334003,956*
9984-1100.0%153415000517,528
73-3In1494370038,838*
9885-0100.00394911000781,633
74-2100.00345214000218,213
63-499.903152160007,289*
9775-199.902353230100659,438
64-399.8019522701054,831*
9676-099.301349340310830,310
65-299.001046390410242,963
54-498.8844420518,534*
9566-196.65364807300611,704
55-395.643251094051,654*
9467-090.922552011900659,144
56-288.7121530131110192,334
45-486.51185201513106,710*
9357-176.20125001421300414,889
46-372.60948015243034,173*
9258-059.9064001432810390,822
47-255.0043701435910108,915
36-451.0043215371113,756*
9148-135.7022509412030204,908
37-331.60121941234015,336*
9049-020.7011553931810172,296
38-217.201253834101043,748*
8939-17.70622741214071,784
28-36.5052244223404,502*
88310-02.902116393290054,065
29-22.202114383411111,544*
87210-10.6106274222217,667*
86211-00.1021741346011,646
110-20.202143936801,775*
85111-1Out0630491402,513*
84112-0Out0319492731,598*
83012-1Out11041445166
82013-0Out3285316750
Total:88.6%003263025047310008,039,900

* 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)+0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Thursday100.0*Lottery seed
Devils vs Wild+1.0+0.2+0.2-0.6-0.7-0.7
Oilers vs Sabres+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.0+0.0-0.1
Flyers vs Stars+0.0+0.0+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1

What If

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
108130-01138401010
107120-12224525500
106121-0112383413200
105111-103213927910
104112-001102935195100
101-20110283520610
103102-100315323215300
91-3031431321740
102103-001520342811200
92-201518332912200
10193-100172335247100
82-3017223526910
10094-000211283520400
83-20029263522500
72-4018253524610
9984-1003143234152000
73-30021230351730
9885-0000419372991000
74-2003173532111000
63-400314343413200
9775-10016243824610000
64-300521372781000
9676-00011131351740010
65-2001828362051010
54-40172537236101
9566-100214313215300300
55-3011029331740040
9467-0005183225910900
56-200315302711201110
45-400212272914301310
9357-10041627207121300
46-3003132522812430
9258-000161621133328100
47-200141320144351010
36-40021019155361210
9148-10013101393921400
37-302812103924500
9049-000137103233122000
38-2002693035153000
8939-1001614332913310
28-301611293216510
88310-00035193026134100
29-2023152929165100
87210-10104132729197100
86211-0001414252919610
110-2000310233122810
85111-1029253322710
84112-0031126341961
83012-1292839174
82013-021531291841
Total:0001247101314131074217310000000000