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
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 1 +1.7
+0.1
New Jersey 2 Columbus 1 (ot)*+0.2
*-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto vs Boston*+0.0-2.1-1.3-1.2-1.1+0.3
+0.0-0.1-0.0-0.0-0.0+0.0

* 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 NY Islanders finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
101110-0InNo39491111,474
100100-1InNo194927501,580
99101-0InNo837401410012,315
90-2InNo532431920942
9891-1InNo218413170114,250
80-3InNo1144133101347
9792-0InNo073041182153,627
81-2InNo04264223327,647*
9682-1InNo0113373495056,480*
71-3100.0%No0093336138002,494
9583-0100.0No004234123900141,606
72-2100.0No03194025120026,228
61-4InNo3163528171482
9473-199.9No01830401920133,223
62-399.7No06254123407,191*
9374-099.1No0021650237100252,155
63-298.7No02134925101054,672
52-497.0No110482413301,253*
9264-194.4No005452520500204,953
53-391.4No0341232580012,833
42-593.2No231293151147
9165-085.0No013718291310310,260
54-280.7No01331631172071,688
43-475.5No029153221301,895*
9055-161.4No002193131710217,763
44-352.0No01673036111014,164
33-539.5No1132637212177
8956-039.6No0134233918300274,094
45-233.0No010320412140063,519
34-427.9No82184323501,687*
8846-116.4No511137341110160,171
35-310.6No3083538152010,232*
8747-06.2No20425402350173,016
36-24.3No1032340266037,683
25-41.7No0121422781886*
8637-11.2No00111343715180,617
26-30.7No00830411924,480*
8538-00.2No0042142294076,000
27-20.1No00031940335014,280
16-4OutNo21938338234*
8428-10.0No0019334413026,632
17-3OutNo0833431601,123*
8329-0OutNo032050252022,368
18-2OutNo0216493033,157*
8219-1OutNo184142805,298
08-3OutNo17384591128
81110-0OutNo3285018203,947
09-2OutNo22251232301
80010-1OutNo013413961508
79011-0OutNo53046162513
Total:62.6%No0124823111416117310002,562,720

* 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

Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 1 -0.1
New Jersey 2 Columbus 1 (ot)*+0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Edmonton vs Los Angeles+0.1+0.1+0.0-0.0*+0.0-0.1
Toronto vs Boston-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.0-0.0
Dallas vs San Jose-0.0*+0.0-0.0+0.1+0.0+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
101110-0111283421510
100100-1212263320610
99101-0003132831195100
90-21102431231010
9891-1002102532227100
80-30112213023931
9792-0002102531228200
81-2001821322411200
9682-1001821322510200
71-3015183028144100
9583-00017203127123000
72-20015173029154000
61-40414302518710
9473-10015173029154000
62-304142830186100
9374-000141631301431000
63-2003132932174100
52-403112632215210
9264-10004163130124200
53-302122933165300
42-539283716331
9165-000519352668100
54-2003153329710200
43-400213303091330
9055-10162233821810
44-30316329261120
33-5135311229154
8956-00011029528216100
45-20172552924810
34-404234292991
8846-10021422334195100
35-30192213524710
8747-0006011303216400
36-200409293419500
25-420829341971
8637-101031632311430
26-3121329341740
8538-000015203628910
27-20041833311210
16-43163530152
8428-10017233725600
17-31620382780
8329-0021132371620
18-201829372130
8219-1021535341220
08-3143239132
81110-005243925610
09-2318393271
80010-11824332481
79011-011328341861
Total:00000112346811131431097431000000