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Capitals What If?

The Capitals What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Capitals play future games. These games include either the next game or all remaining games. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.

Capitals What If?

Next Game - Stars (25‑10‑8)

  Resultant Record Metropolitan Divisional Winners Atlantic Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
  W L OTLi
Overtime Loses
 Pts 1*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 2*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 3 1*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 2*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 3 7 8 9
Win Next Game 23 15 6 52 8% 14% 16% - - - 8% 8% 46%
Current Standings 22 15 6 50 7% 12% 15% - - - 8% 8% 50%
Lose Next Game 22 16 6 50 5% 11% 14% - - - 8% 8% 54%


Remaining Games

Remaining Games
Won		 Winning Percentage of
Remaining Games		 Resultant Record Metropolitan Divisional Winners Atlantic Divisional Winners Wildcard No Playoffs No POs
W L OTL Pts 1*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 2*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 3 1*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 2*
First Round Home
Ice Advantage
 3 7 8 9
39 of 39 100% 61 15 6 128 >99% <1% ^ - - - ^ ^ ^
35 of 39 90% 57 19 6 120 >99% <1% <1% - - - <1% <1% <1%
32 of 39 82% 54 22 6 114 95% 5% <1% - - - <1% <1% <1%
31 of 39 79% 53 23 6 112 91% 8% <1% - - - <1% <1% <1%
30 of 39 77% 52 24 6 110 86% 14% <1% - - - <1% <1% <1%
29 of 39 74% 51 25 6 108 76% 23% 1% - - - <1% <1% <1%
28 of 39 72% 50 26 6 106 64% 32% 3% - - - <1% <1% <1%
27 of 39 69% 49 27 6 104 52% 40% 7% - - - <1% <1% <1%
26 of 39 67% 48 28 6 102 38% 47% 14% - - - 1% <1% <1%
25 of 39 64% 47 29 6 100 25% 48% 23% - - - 4% <1% <1%
24 of 39 62% 46 30 6 98 14% 42% 34% - - - 9% 1% <1%
23 of 39 59% 45 31 6 96 6% 32% 40% - - - 18% 3% <1%
22 of 39 56% 44 32 6 94 2% 20% 40% - - - 25% 11% 3%
21 of 39 54% 43 33 6 92 1% 10% 32% - - - 24% 22% 11%
20 of 39 51% 42 34 6 90 <1% 4% 19% - - - 15% 27% 35%
19 of 39 49% 41 35 6 88 <1% 1% 9% - - - 5% 17% 68%
18 of 39 46% 40 36 6 86 <1% <1% 4% - - - 1% 6% 89%
15 of 39 38% 37 39 6 80 <1% <1% <1% - - - <1% <1% >99%
10 of 39 26% 32 44 6 70 <1% <1% <1% - - - <1% <1% >99%
5 of 39 13% 27 49 6 60 X X <1% - - - X X >99%
0 of 39 0% 22 54 6 50 X X X - - - X X 100%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • * denotes first round home ice advantage in the playoffs