After Game one - Chances your team makes the playoffs

Last week I looked at team chances of making the playoffs based on the result of the previous season and who you play on opening night the next season. Click Here

There were 8 different scenarios your team could have been in after game 1

1. Previous Playoff Team who Won vs Previous Playoff Team

2. Previous Playoff Team who Lost vs Previous Playoff Team

3. Previous Playoff Team who Won vs Previous Lottery Team

4. Previous Playoff Team who Lost vs Previous Lottery Team

5. Previous Lottery Team who Won vs Previous Playoff Team

6. Previous Lottery Team who Lost vs Previous Playoff Team

7. Previous Lottery Team who Lost vs Previous Lottery Team

8. Previous Lottery Team who lost vs Previous Lottery Team

I know Florida hasn't played yet, but really its unlikely they make the playoffs anyway.

So for each scenario I found of the percentage of teams who then went on to make the playoffs.

Here are the results with each team in each category

1. 61% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (3.05 Teams)

Colorado

Phoenix

Los Angeles

Buffalo

Philadelphia

2. 47% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (2.35 Teams)

Chicago

Ottawa

Pittsburgh

Boston

Vancouver

3. 88% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (2.64 Teams)

Detroit

San Jose

Nashville

4. 77% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (2.31 Teams)

Montreal

New Jersey

Washington

5. 51% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (2.55 Teams)

St Louis

New York Rangers

Atlanta

Dallas

Toronto

6. 29% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (.58 Teams)

Anaheim

Columbus

7. 42% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (1.68 Teams)

Tampa Bay

Edmonton

Carolina

Florida?

8. 33% of these teams in the past 4 years have made the playoffs (1 Team)

Calgary

Minnesota

New York Islanders

Here is some crazy accuracy to this now. If you take playoff predictions from TSN, The The Hockey News, My predictions as well as what the standings would be based on the Over/Under for team points from Vegas, and compare them with a combination of the stats about you get these results. Note: You obviously cannot have half a team make the playoffs so in all cases I rounded up to the nearest team.

TSN

East 75% Accurate

West 88% accurate

THN

East 88% Accurate

West 88% Accurate

My Prediction

East 88% Accurate

West 88% Accurate

Vegas Over/Under

East 88% Accurate

West 88% Accurate

Overall 86% Accurate

Now most people in hockey will say the result of the first game does not make the season, but after looking at these stats and comparing them to the experts (minus myself) predictions and being that accurate its hard to argue against those stats.

I will look at these results and compare them to the final standings to see if they stay true.