Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsPromotedChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
New Jersey944224-1033In+0.00.2%+0.1373223610002.0+0.3010New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia9214124-106100.0%-0.00.1-0.32028361241000002.5-0.489Philadelphia Flyers
Columbus8223729-8-358.3+1.2No00038326101613841007.8+0.0817Columbus Blue Jackets
NY Islanders8123730-7-1449.3+1.5No000262561016151171008.3+0.1015New York Islanders
Carolina8023630-8-1735.0+1.3No001319491619161120009.1+0.1120Carolina Hurricanes
NY Rangers793734-5-305.1-7.1No0021281626311130011.1-0.6219New York Rangers
Washington7323334-7-340.1+0.0No000001410382915213.4-0.0525Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh7313335-7-270.0+0.0No0000127303819313.7+0.3124Pittsburgh Penguins

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Sunday
Anaheim 4 NY Rangers 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
Columbus+1.2
+0.1
NY Islanders+1.5
+0.1
Carolina+1.3
+0.1
NY Rangers-7.1
-0.6
Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
New Jersey+0.1
Philadelphia-0.3
-0.3
Washington-0.1
Pittsburgh+0.3
New Jersey 5 Dallas 3
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
New Jersey+0.1
+0.3
Philadelphia-0.1
Detroit 4 Minnesota 2
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
New Jersey-0.1
Philadelphia-0.1
Monday
NY Islanders vs NashvilleIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
Columbus55.355.755.4*57.9*58.361.5
8.07.98.0*7.87.87.6
NY Islanders61.461.159.448.348.135.9
7.77.77.88.38.39.0
Carolina32.432.033.435.935.537.7
9.29.29.29.09.08.9
NY Rangers4.34.34.3*5.0*4.95.9
11.211.211.2*11.111.211.0
Tampa Bay vs ChicagoHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
New Jersey0.3*0.2*0.10.10.10.1
Philadelphia2.62.62.62.52.52.5
Columbus58.0*57.9*57.9*58.4*58.258.5
NY Islanders49.0*48.8*49.1*49.1*48.949.7
Carolina34.6*34.8*35.0*35.0*35.035.3
NY Rangers5.0*5.1*5.0*5.1*5.15.1
St Louis vs ArizonaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
New Jersey0.3*0.2*0.20.10.10.1
Philadelphia0.1*0.1*0.10.00.00.0
Buffalo vs FloridaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Promoted100.0*Average seed
Washington13.413.413.413.513.513.5
Pittsburgh13.713.713.713.813.813.8

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