How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Pittsburgh 3 Florida 2 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Detroit vs BuffaloOut*+0.0*-0.0*+0.0*+0.0+0.0
-0.3-0.0-0.0+0.2+0.2+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 Buffalo finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
87100-01.1%No0111343616302,652
8690-10.2No021636331112,941
8591-0OutNo05244125422,011
80-20.1No00522402851,539
8481-1OutNo0111344113023,531
70-3OutNo19324315491
8382-0OutNo032147271087,571
71-2OutNo032146291011,087
60-4OutNo31948273103
8272-1OutNo011042443082,251
61-3OutNo184146403,006
50-5OutNo693113
8173-0OutNo003285990207,097
62-2OutNo03275811133,721
51-4OutNo22559130504*
8063-1OutNo011662202169,453
52-3OutNo116582327,839
41-5OutNo145628257
7964-0OutNo00653356318,808
53-2OutNo054938759,679
42-4OutNo04454381,117*
7854-1OutNo02394513224,158
43-3OutNo235471611,616
32-5OutNo3314422134
7755-0OutNo01225027338,724
44-2OutNo019493165,861
33-4OutNo11650341,362*
7645-1OutNo0124642197,860
34-3OutNo010444610,246
23-5OutNo11404992
7546-0OutNo053461248,594
35-2OutNo03316646,678
24-4OutNo22870863*
7436-1OutNo022375116,240
25-3OutNo119795,397
14-5OutNo168443
7337-0OutNo01287125,502
26-2OutNo0109020,382
15-4OutNo0891305
7227-1OutNo069344,256
16-3OutNo5951,528*
7128-0OutNo029841,740
17-2OutNo2985,020
06-4OutNo10042
7018-1OutNo1999,827
07-3OutNo199171
6919-0OutNo01008,143
08-2OutNo100597
67-68OutNo1001,868*
Total:0.0%No00001292929302,562,720

* 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

SundayNone
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Detroit vs Buffalo+0.6+0.0+0.0-0.5-0.5-0.5
Edmonton vs Los Angeles-0.1*-0.0*-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Nashville vs Arizona+0.1+0.1+0.1*+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
87100-001041834281220
8690-10051732291430
8591-00162033281010
80-20151932291220
8481-10017233526810
70-31523342791
8382-00019283721300
71-2001927372240
60-462934229
8272-10021435371210
61-3021234381310
50-58383815
8173-0004204128610
62-2004194129710
51-4318413080
8063-1018323917300
52-3018313818400
41-552154164
7964-00021437321220
53-20011335331430
42-4021234351620
7854-100524372581
43-30422362691
32-56213031111
7755-001102936214
44-20182737225
33-40172736236
7645-10316353412
34-30315343513
23-539304612
7546-0016244327
35-2005224329
24-404214629
7436-1002134045
25-302104048
14-5144937
7337-00053064
26-2042966
15-432771
7227-1021979
16-311881
7128-0001090
17-201090
06-41288
7018-10595
07-3694
6919-00298
08-2397
6809-10100
67010-00100
Total:0000000136111517171615