"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

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
Tampa Bay 5 NY Rangers 3 -7.0
-0.5
-0.7
New Jersey 4 NY Rangers 2 -6.7
-0.4
-0.7
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 (ot)-0.7
Washington 3 Toronto 2 (so)-0.4
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 4 (ot)*-0.4
-0.0
Buffalo 5 Florida 6 *+0.1
Montreal 4 Buffalo 2 *+0.1
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
NY Rangers vs NY Islanders+5.2+4.7+4.3-1.3-1.4-6.3
+0.2*+0.1+0.1*-0.1-0.1-0.2
+0.6+0.5+0.5-0.1-0.1-0.7
Winnipeg vs Florida+0.0*-0.0*-0.0*-0.0-0.1+0.0
Pittsburgh vs Washington+0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1-0.1+0.0
Colorado vs Anaheim+0.0*-0.0-0.1*-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 Rangers finish out the regular season.   Explain

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inPresChance will finish regular season at seed
TPWL-OTTplayoffsTrophy123456789101112131415Count
71-84In97.9%100141*
70305-40In90.899187*
69306-30In82.4955193*
68296-40In74.69073335*
67297-30In65.787904600*
66287-40In50.481130501,039*
65288-30In34.971201801,780*
64278-40In21.4592721202,930*
63279-30In10.64334418104,312*
62269-40In4.22936824306,666*
61259-50In1.1163513297009,666*
602510-40In0.27281731142013,170*
592410-50In0.021821292361017,636*
582411-40100.0%No0102121291530023,162*
572311-5099.8No04181129251020029,158*
562312-4098.5No01134193122810035,593*
552212-5091.6No081723322171020,614*
2313-3091.7No0818233121710021,532*
542213-4072.1No040210263120710048,115*
532113-5038.1No200210253221710033,387*
2214-3050.6No020031530291641020,162*
522114-4018.0No10031429311751021,964
2013-6015.6No10031227311961035,688*
512014-504.2No00031429311751022,720
2115-306.0No0015173129143018,485
1913-703.6No00031227312061019,709*
502015-400.8No00015193129132023,435
1914-600.6No0004153131163018,507
2116-201.0No0015173029153019,887*
491915-500.1No0001620332810134,876*
2016-300.2No00182234258126,109*
481916-400.0No0000211283520439,042*
1815-60OutNo019253723519,841*
471816-500.0No000041735331155,279*
461817-40OutNo01929412018,780
1716-60OutNo01827422230,818*
451717-50OutNo00318443443,683*
441718-40OutNo00111404837,871*
431618-50OutNo005336131,346*
421619-40OutNo02247325,452*
411519-50OutNo01178219,804*
401520-40OutNo0118815,280*
391420-50OutNo079311,317*
381421-40OutNo05958,155*
371321-50OutNo3975,743*
361322-40OutNo02983,812*
351222-50OutNo1992,482*
341223-40OutNo01001,642*
331123-50OutNo1991,087*
6-32OutNo1001,408*
Total:28.2%0.4%123344566789111317904,500

* 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
New Jersey 4 NY Rangers 2 +1.4
Tampa Bay 5 NY Rangers 3 +1.4
Montreal 3 Ottawa 2 (ot)*+0.1
Edmonton 7 Vancouver 8 (ot)*+0.1
Washington 3 Toronto 2 (so)+0.1
Philadelphia 3 Carolina 4 (ot)*+0.0
Washington 4 Pittsburgh 0 -0.0
Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay 5 -0.0
NY Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 5 *-0.0
Pittsburgh 6 New Jersey 1 -0.0
Toronto 4 Boston 2 *-0.0
NY Islanders 2 New Jersey 4 *-0.0
If winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
NY Rangers vs NY Islanders-1.1-1.0-0.9+0.3+0.3+1.4
Philadelphia vs Florida+0.0+0.0+0.1*+0.0+0.0-0.0
Pittsburgh vs Washington-0.0+0.0+0.1+0.1*+0.1-0.0
Colorado vs Anaheim+0.0*+0.0+0.0-0.0*+0.1-0.0
Edmonton vs Dallas-0.0+0.0*+0.0*+0.1*+0.1-0.0
Columbus vs Calgary-0.0*-0.0*-0.0*+0.0*+0.1+0.0
Ottawa vs Carolina-0.0+0.0*-0.0+0.0*+0.1-0.0
Dallas vs Anaheim+0.0*+0.0*+0.1*-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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TPWL-OTT123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
72-84100
71304-50928
70305-409181
69306-3082125
68296-40751673
67297-3066219004
66287-4050311300500
65288-3035361821800
64278-402138233201110
63279-3011332684016210
62269-40424221480195300
61259-50115151912118107000
602510-40078201341516122200
592410-50023161489201665010
582411-40019101131815141223000
572311-50004612111821169912000
562312-4000131004217121916671100
552212-5000170107419141716572000
542213-40004002095201516158310000
532113-500200020952016201583100
2214-30002000311382216171051000
522114-400100031128172218115200
2013-6001000311171621191362100
512014-500000031512202218115200
2115-3000105271521211693100
502015-400001014101723211462000
1914-6000101381622221683100
491915-50000001512202420114100
2016-3000012714212317104100
481916-40000000141120252112410
1815-6000013918242414610
471816-5000001391826241451
461817-400139192824122
1716-600028192826143
451717-500013112331247
1818-30013102232258
441718-40001414303517
431618-500017234029
421619-40003143944
411519-500183457
401520-400042670
391420-50021979
381421-40011386
371321-5000991
361322-400594
351222-50496
341223-400298
331123-50298
321124-400100
6-31100
Total:011112121223232333344455566789