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Chance Will Make Playoffs

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Chance will make playoffsPres TrophyChance will finish regular season at seed
PGWL-OTGD%Change%Change12345678910111213141516Avg.ChangeRPI
Washington11015117-878In83.8%+10.8841511.3+0.301Washington Capitals
Columbus10524919-763In14.3-5.414622303.2+0.072Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh10414719-1045In1.2-5.31237414.5-0.393Pittsburgh Penguins
NY Rangers974626-539InNo019907.0+0.015New York Rangers
Montreal9514324-920100.0%No8415100002.37Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa9124125-9299.3+0.0No1668130310004.113Ottawa Senators
Toronto8723624-15986.1+0.0No11251022941006.618Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston8614030-61568.2-0.0No04260381993007.814Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay8323729-9026.5+0.0No0191728251541009.216Tampa Bay Lightning
Carolina8223427-14-1312.4-0.0No122227261120010.121Carolina Hurricanes
NY Islanders8123428-13-117.2-0.0No71825301641010.420New York Islanders
Philadelphia8013632-8-220.4-0.0No03921461641011.817Philadelphia Flyers
Florida7713332-11-190.0No0000317452510013.223Florida Panthers
Buffalo763233-12-28OutNo0015244128113.924Buffalo Sabres
Detroit7413133-12-35OutNo000182956514.625Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey6812735-14-50OutNo00069415.928New Jersey Devils

16 teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format is a set bracket that is largely division-based with wild cards. The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season record and regardless of division. It is possible for one division in each conference to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends just three.

Complete data dump is done daily to fix mistakes or games that have been rescheduled.
The percent after the team score is the chance of winning in regulation based on current second and
either home/away actual score or home/away goal differential.

Please let me know if you see anything wrong: DESMOND dot SMITH at SHAW dot CA.

Big Games

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Wednesday
Colorado 3 Washington 5
10:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington+9.1
+0.2
Columbus-6.1
-0.1
Pittsburgh-2.6
-0.1
Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 5
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington+2.4
+0.1
Columbus+1.0
+0.2
Pittsburgh-4.1
-0.3
Thursday
Boston vs DallasIf winner is:HomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa99.299.299.299.399.399.5
4.24.24.24.14.14.0
Toronto84.284.384.386.286.288.4
6.86.86.86.66.66.4
Boston79.279.279.167.667.653.9
7.47.47.47.97.98.4
Tampa Bay22.122.122.126.726.732.1
9.39.39.39.29.29.1
Carolina9.69.69.612.612.615.9
10.110.110.110.110.110.0
NY Islanders5.45.45.47.17.19.5
10.510.510.510.410.410.4
Philadelphia0.20.20.20.40.40.7
Tampa Bay vs DetroitHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa99.199.199.299.499.499.5
Toronto83.783.784.987.087.088.7
6.76.76.76.66.66.5
Boston64.064.064.069.469.473.4
7.97.97.97.87.87.7
Tampa Bay36.136.033.823.523.515.1
8.88.88.99.39.39.8
Carolina10.710.811.312.812.814.3
10.210.210.110.010.09.9
NY Islanders6.16.16.57.57.58.4
10.510.510.510.410.410.3
Philadelphia0.30.30.30.40.40.6
Florida13.113.213.213.313.313.3
Buffalo13.813.913.914.014.014.0
Detroit14.814.614.614.414.414.3
Nashville vs TorontoHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa99.499.399.399.399.299.2
4.04.14.14.24.24.2
Toronto77.585.585.591.692.892.8
7.26.76.76.36.26.2
Boston70.5*68.2*68.266.566.566.5
7.67.87.88.08.08.0
Tampa Bay29.426.726.724.724.224.1
9.19.29.29.39.39.3
Carolina14.212.612.611.310.810.8
NY Islanders8.47.27.26.46.26.2
Philadelphia0.50.40.40.40.40.4
Carolina vs ColumbusHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Washington90.086.086.081.078.478.2
1.21.31.31.41.51.5
Columbus7.612.012.017.420.020.3
3.53.23.23.02.92.9
Pittsburgh1.41.21.21.00.91.0
4.34.54.54.74.74.7
Ottawa99.299.299.399.499.499.4
Toronto84.684.685.486.986.987.7
Boston65.565.565.569.069.071.5
7.97.97.97.87.87.7
Tampa Bay25.025.125.527.127.128.1
9.39.39.39.29.29.1
Carolina18.718.617.29.89.85.0
9.79.79.810.110.110.5
NY Islanders6.76.76.87.47.47.7
10.510.510.510.410.410.3
Philadelphia0.40.40.40.40.50.5
11.811.811.811.711.711.7
Philadelphia vs NY IslandersHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Ottawa99.499.499.499.299.299.2
Toronto87.086.586.585.885.285.2
Boston69.868.868.866.866.866.8
Tampa Bay27.626.926.926.125.425.4
9.29.29.29.39.39.3
Carolina12.912.612.612.011.811.8
10.010.110.110.110.110.1
NY Islanders2.45.15.19.911.411.5
11.010.610.610.110.010.0
Philadelphia0.80.70.70.10.10.0
11.311.411.511.911.912.2
Florida13.213.313.313.213.213.1
Minnesota vs OttawaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
8:00 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
Montreal2.22.32.32.52.52.5
Ottawa98.599.599.599.899.999.9
4.54.14.13.83.83.8
Toronto86.286.186.186.086.086.0
6.56.66.66.76.86.8
Boston68.368.268.268.168.168.1
7.77.87.87.97.97.9
Tampa Bay26.726.426.426.326.326.3
Carolina12.512.312.312.212.212.2
NY Islanders7.37.17.17.17.17.1
Montreal vs FloridaHomeHome OTHome SOAway SOAway OTAway
7:30 PM100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Pres Trophy100.0*Average seed
MontrealInIn100.0100.0100.0100.0
2.22.22.22.32.32.6
Ottawa4.24.24.24.14.13.9
Philadelphia11.711.711.711.811.811.8
Florida13.513.313.313.012.912.9
Buffalo13.813.913.914.014.014.0
Detroit14.514.614.614.614.614.6

* A starred outcome could have no effect or just a really small effect. The simulation did not run long enough to know.