How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did last week and who we should root for this week.   Explain

Week of 5/5100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal 4 Buffalo 2 +5.7
+1.4
+0.6
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 (ot)+5.3
+1.7
+0.6
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 4 (ot)-0.7
Washington 3 Toronto 2 (so)*-0.3
Ottawa 5 Buffalo 2 +0.2
NY Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 5 *+0.1
*+0.0
Pittsburgh 6 New Jersey 1 *+0.1
Toronto 7 Carolina 5 *+0.1
Anaheim 6 San Jose 3 +0.2
Detroit 2 Calgary 5 +0.2
San Jose 2 Chicago 0 -0.1
Washington 4 Pittsburgh 0 *+0.1
Buffalo 5 Florida 6 +0.0
Toronto 4 Boston 2 +0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Buffalo vs Montreal-6.1-1.2-1.0+4.0+4.8+5.0
-2.5-0.6-0.6+1.5+1.9+2.1
-0.7-0.1-0.1+0.5+0.5+0.6
Montreal vs Boston+4.9+4.6+4.0-0.8-1.1-6.0
+2.0+2.3+1.6-0.5-0.7-2.4
+0.6+0.5+0.4-0.1-0.2-0.7
New Jersey vs Tampa Bay+0.0-0.1-0.0*-0.0*-0.0+0.0
NY Rangers vs NY Islanders*+0.0*-0.0-0.0*-0.1*-0.0-0.0
Colorado vs Anaheim+0.2*-0.1*-0.1-0.3*-0.1-0.1
Winnipeg vs Florida+0.2*-0.1*-0.2*-0.0*+0.1-0.1
Dallas vs Anaheim+0.2*+0.1*-0.1*+0.1*-0.3-0.1
Ottawa vs Carolina-0.0-0.1-0.0+0.0+0.0+0.1
Winnipeg vs Toronto+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

Chances based on how well the Montreal finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTTplayoffsTrophy123456789101112131415Count
75-92In99.6%100963*
74297-40In98.31000772*
73287-50In96.999101,340*
72288-40In96.199102,142*
71289-30In94.198103,305*
70279-40In91.1972015,002*
69269-50In84.9963017,203*
682610-40In76.89260210,409*
672510-50In65.287904014,151*
662511-40In51.8801406018,745*
652411-50In37.3711919024,328*
642412-40In23.559262130030,050*
632312-50In11.945324171036,320*
622313-40In4.7303672430042,562*
612213-50In1.2183512286024,453*
2314-30In1.31836122960024,257*
602214-40In0.39301632111020,339
2113-60In0.28291731132033,277*
592114-50In0.032220302040038,025*
2013-70100.0%0.0218203022610019,306*
582115-40100.0No1122125281120034,389*
2014-60100.0No192121311430025,584*
572015-5099.8No0418133025920026,736*
2116-3099.9No051814302381034,205*
562016-4099.3No02146243118510022,421
1915-6098.7No0113521312171038,049*
551916-5093.5No0811026301851029,251*
2017-3094.4No09110263117510028,541*
541917-4077.9No050313283017510054,130*
531817-5049.4No020031529301651049,072*
521818-4025.5No10151831271330022,238*
1717-6017.1No100313283118510020,437*
511718-506.3No000151731281430036,664*
501719-401.2No00016203227112030,670*
491619-500.1No000292433248124,757*
481620-400.0No000312303418319,599*
471520-500.0No0015203630915,045*
461521-40OutNo011030401711,292*
451421-50OutNo0052144318,093*
441422-40OutNo011242445,738*
431322-50OutNo1635583,885*
421323-40OutNo0328692,598*
411223-50OutNo0219801,588*
401224-40OutNo012881,059*
391124-50OutNo01090605*
381125-40OutNo595369*
371025-50OutNo595207*
361026-40OutNo298121*
35926-50OutNo19973*
12-34OutNo100135*
Total:74.1%7.6%151181198765544332904,500

* 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

Week of 5/5100.0*Lottery seed
Montreal 4 Buffalo 2 -1.3
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 (ot)-1.1
Buffalo 5 Florida 6 -0.1
Toronto 4 Boston 2 -0.1
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 4 (ot)*+0.1
Washington 4 Pittsburgh 0 -0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
Buffalo vs Montreal+1.4+0.3+0.3-0.9-1.1-1.2
Montreal vs Boston-1.2-1.1-0.9+0.2+0.3+1.4
Ottawa vs Carolina+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.0-0.0-0.1
Winnipeg vs Toronto-0.1-0.0-0.0+0.1+0.1+0.0
New Jersey vs Tampa Bay+0.0+0.1*+0.0*-0.0*-0.0-0.0
NY Rangers vs NY Islanders-0.0*+0.0+0.0*+0.1*-0.0*+0.0
Dallas vs Anaheim-0.0*+0.0+0.0*-0.1*+0.1-0.0
Pittsburgh vs Washington-0.0+0.0*+0.1*+0.0*+0.0-0.0
Philadelphia vs Florida-0.0*+0.1*+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-OTT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
76-92100
75307-30991
74297-409820
73287-5097210
72288-4096310
71289-3094410
70279-40916201
69269-508511301
682610-4077156002
672510-506522900400
662511-4052281300600
652411-50373418110800
642412-4024352332012100
632312-50123325840152100
622313-405262214701953000
612213-501161619111199600
2314-3011617191111996000
602214-400910211431615101100
2113-60078201431616122200
592114-5003317147102015550000
582115-401111111052016121022000
2014-60119111031816151223000
572015-50004612112921168811000
2116-30005712113102116771100
562016-4000241106321141713440100
1915-60013904217131916671100
551916-5000170109521151514451000
541917-4000400211262116141472000
1816-6000400311272216141362000
531817-50002000311372117171152000
521818-4001010411491720171041000
511718-500000105271522211583100
501719-4000001015111923201262000
491619-50000001371522231683100
481620-400000251221252010310
471520-5000014112026221240
461521-40001411222723112
451421-50014122431226
441422-40001516313315
431322-500028243926
421323-40004164040
411223-500183655
401224-40042967
391124-50031879
381125-401783
371025-501792
361026-40298
35926-50397
34927-40397
12-33100
Total:876644564534343333222222221111