Buffalo Sabres Playoff Chances 29Beat Carolina 2-0, Beat Carolina 2-1 (ot), playoff odds up 13.6 to 43.1% 9 points 4 3-1 How are these numbers calculated? Big GamesHow we did yesterday and who we should root for today. Explain Wednesday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Carolina 1 Buffalo 2 (ot) | +5.1 | | +0.5 | | Buffalo 2 Carolina 0 | +3.9 | | +0.4 | | Boston 4 Columbus 3 (ot) | -0.6 | | | | Los Angeles 4 Winnipeg 5 (ot) | -0.4 | | | | Winnipeg 1 Los Angeles 4 | +0.3 | | | | Anaheim 6 St. Louis 5 (ot) | *-0.2 | | | | Nashville 4 Toronto 5 | +0.2 | | | | Toronto 6 Nashville 3 | +0.2 | | | | Arizona 2 Dallas 3 | +0.2 | | | | St. Louis 4 Anaheim 6 | +0.2 | | | | Columbus 4 Boston 5 | -0.1 | | | | Dallas 2 Arizona 5 | *-0.1 | | | | | If winner is:HomeHome OTAway OTAway | Sunday | 100.0* | Chance in playoffs | 100.0* | Average seed | Boston vs Buffalo | -5.3-0.5+6.6+7.0 | | -0.4-0.0+0.5+0.6 | | Buffalo vs Boston | +5.2+4.8-2.3-6.8 | | +0.4+0.4-0.2-0.6 | | Washington vs Dallas | -0.1-0.5-0.3+0.3 | | | | Carolina vs Arizona | +0.4*+0.1-0.3-0.3 | | | | Arizona vs Carolina | -0.2-0.2*+0.0+0.5 | | | | Dallas vs Washington | +0.2-0.3-0.5-0.1 | | | | Columbus vs Winnipeg | +0.1-0.2-0.5*-0.0 | | | | Anaheim vs Nashville | *+0.0-0.4-0.3+0.1 | | | | Nashville vs Anaheim | +0.1-0.2-0.3*-0.0 | | | | Winnipeg vs Columbus | *+0.0-0.3-0.3+0.1 | | | | Toronto vs Los Angeles | +0.1*-0.0-0.3*-0.1 | | | |
* A starred number could be exactly 0 or just really small. The simulation did not run long enough to know. What IfChances based on how well the Buffalo finish out the regular season. Explain | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | If finish: | Chance in | Chance will finish regular season at seed | | TP | W | | L | - | OT | playoffs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 | -97 | | In | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,491 | * | 79 | | 34 | 8 | - | 2 | In | 98 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | * | 78 | | 34 | 9 | - | 1 | In | 99 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 165 | * | 77 | | 33 | 9 | - | 2 | In | 98 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 363 | * | 76 | | 32 | 9 | - | 3 | In | 97 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 622 | * | 75 | | 32 | 10 | - | 2 | In | 97 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,212 | * | 74 | | 31 | 10 | - | 3 | In | 92 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,974 | * | 73 | | 31 | 11 | - | 2 | In | 89 | 11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,419 | * | 72 | | 30 | 11 | - | 3 | In | 84 | 15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,780 | * | 71 | | 30 | 12 | - | 2 | In | 77 | 22 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 9,370 | * | 70 | | 29 | 12 | - | 3 | In | 68 | 29 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 14,313 | * | 69 | | 29 | 13 | - | 2 | In | 58 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 21,939 | * | 68 | | 28 | 13 | - | 3 | In | 46 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 32,256 | * | 67 | | 28 | 14 | - | 2 | In | 35 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 46,938 | * | 66 | | 27 | 14 | - | 3 | In | 24 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 65,153 | * | 65 | | 27 | 15 | - | 2 | In | 14 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 88,793 | * | 64 | | 26 | 15 | - | 3 | In | 8 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 117,594 | * | 63 | | 26 | 16 | - | 2 | In | 3 | 21 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 152,203 | * | 62 | | 25 | 16 | - | 3 | In | 1 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 190,629 | * | 61 | | 25 | 17 | - | 2 | 100.0 | % | 0 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 236,601 | * | 60 | | 24 | 17 | - | 3 | 100.0 | | 0 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 281,238 | * | 59 | | 24 | 18 | - | 2 | 99.8 | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 330,117 | * | 58 | | 23 | 18 | - | 3 | 98.8 | | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | 374,785 | * | 57 | | 23 | 19 | - | 2 | 95.0 | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 419,025 | * | 56 | | 22 | 19 | - | 3 | 84.7 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 452,249 | * | 55 | | 22 | 20 | - | 2 | 66.3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 480,305 | * | 54 | | 21 | 20 | - | 3 | 42.6 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 495,186 | * | 53 | | 21 | 21 | - | 2 | 22.0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 502,807 | * | 52 | | 20 | 21 | - | 3 | 9.0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 492,392 | * | 51 | | 20 | 22 | - | 2 | 2.9 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 473,495 | * | 50 | | 19 | 22 | - | 3 | 0.8 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 442,032 | * | 49 | | 19 | 23 | - | 2 | 0.2 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 407,305 | * | 48 | | 18 | 23 | - | 3 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 362,409 | * | 47 | | 18 | 24 | - | 2 | 0.0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 35 | 6 | 317,437 | * | 46 | | 17 | 24 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 11 | 267,691 | * | 45 | | 17 | 25 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 19 | 222,892 | * | 44 | | 16 | 25 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 27 | 178,928 | * | 43 | | 16 | 26 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 37 | 142,336 | * | 42 | | 15 | 26 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 108,723 | * | 41 | | 15 | 27 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 40 | 56 | 81,861 | * | 40 | | 14 | 27 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 64 | 59,476 | * | 39 | | 14 | 28 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 42,582 | * | 38 | | 13 | 28 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 22 | 78 | 29,300 | * | 37 | | 13 | 29 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 16 | 84 | 19,617 | * | 36 | | 12 | 29 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 13 | 87 | 13,020 | * | 35 | | 12 | 30 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 9 | 91 | 8,172 | * | 34 | | 11 | 30 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 6 | 94 | 5,176 | * | 33 | | 11 | 31 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 95 | 3,041 | * | 32 | | 10 | 31 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 97 | 1,743 | * | 31 | | 10 | 32 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 97 | 1,016 | * | 30 | | 9 | 32 | - | 3 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 99 | 533 | * | 29 | | 9 | 33 | - | 2 | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 99 | 291 | * | 9 | -28 | | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 | 1,705 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 43.1 | % | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8,009,788 | |
* Row combines multiple less frequent records. Chance Will Make Playoffs |