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 +0.5
New Jersey 2 Columbus 1 (ot)*+0.1
*+0.0
Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 -0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Toronto vs Boston*+0.0-0.6-0.6-0.6-0.7+0.1

* 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 Rangers finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTplayoffsTrophy12345678910111213141516Count
94100-099.8%No111353119202,715
9390-198.9No031641291012,949
9291-094.2No00639282150022,338
80-293.2No06372822701,546
9181-177.1No01261832194023,316
70-377.0No0241537203483
9082-055.7No015103131121088,129
71-254.3No01493032121011,082
60-444.5No1252737153110
8972-127.0No0631938287082,540
61-323.6No52163830802,922
50-58.3No82558812
8873-011.5No021930391720207,148
62-210.6No2182939182033,623
51-49.3No2172742193535*
8763-12.6No10216403480169,261
52-32.3No002153835907,814
41-5OutNo113846556
8664-00.5No000629432010319,076
53-20.5No0006284420259,875
42-40.4No0526432321,185*
8554-10.0No00115443550224,236
43-30.1No011442376011,534
32-5OutNo21043405131*
8455-00.0No000631481400338,338
44-2OutNo053148150065,792
33-4OutNo0430491701,371*
8345-1OutNo0219522710197,736
34-3OutNo01175129110,229
23-5OutNo21651283104
8246-0OutNo0074244500248,498
35-2OutNo007414660046,043
24-4OutNo7364790885*
8136-1OutNo0330541310116,264
25-3OutNo0227551615,380
14-5OutNo2275613245
8037-0OutNo0014532940125,494
26-2OutNo01252304020,278
15-4OutNo11513350338*
7927-1OutNo06434010144,461
16-3OutNo438431311,537*
7828-0OutNo01234725341,370
17-2OutNo122452845,135
06-4OutNo324515947
7718-1OutNo012423799,761
07-3OutNo7404211196
7619-0OutNo032549228,290
08-2OutNo3264724595
7509-1OutNo1135135953
74010-0OutNo33759964
Total:6.2%No0002138142226175102,562,720

* 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
Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 +0.1
Calgary 2 Los Angeles 4 -0.0
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 1 -0.0
New Jersey 2 Columbus 1 (ot)*-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Dallas vs San Jose-0.1*+0.0*+0.0+0.1+0.1+0.1
Toronto vs Boston+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1-0.0

* 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
94100-001921322410200
9390-101520302713210
9291-001619322710420
80-201518302910430
9181-1015183222911200
70-31414332681320
9082-00016212892310200
71-20162028102410200
60-4122221525143
8972-10017195302710100
61-301617530291120
50-582533258
8873-0002102213523710
62-20292203424810
51-418219362581
8763-100208263622500
52-3020725352470
41-572041257
8664-0010213313416300
53-2001021230351730
42-4021029361940
8554-100031636321110
43-30031536331220
32-52163130192
8455-00016243924600
44-2005233925600
33-40421402680
8345-100110333816200
34-31832391820
23-52630411821
8246-000317383291000
35-20021637331010
24-421535351310
8136-10062641214000
25-30524412360
14-536382222
8037-001103136174000
26-2019303619400
15-41731362041
7927-100317353012200
16-331730341330
7828-00041934281220
17-2041833301330
06-4919303066
7718-101824352481
07-31422323193
7619-00182536246
08-2182735246
7509-1214314012
74010-003194335
Total:0000001231591216171510531100