2016 NHL DRAFT LOTTERY TAKES PLACE TONIGHT

The 2016 NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system implemented and utilized to determine the order of selection in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft for the 14 clubs not qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (or the clubs that have acquired the first-round drafting positions of those non-playoff teams), takes place tonight.

The results of the Draft Lottery will be revealed live at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBC and TVA Sports in Toronto and on NBC in the U.S. immediately preceding the start of Game 2 between the Capitals and Penguins.

For the first time, the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery will assign the top three slots in the first round of the NHL Draft – a change from prior years, when the Draft Lottery was used to determine the winner of the first overall selection exclusively.

Three draws will be held; the first drawing will determine the club selecting first overall, the second drawing will determine the club selecting second overall and the third drawing will determine the club selecting third overall.

Based on regular-season finish, the allocation of odds for the first drawing of the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery is as follows:

Team Odds of Winning 1st Drawing
1. Toronto Maple Leafs 20.0%
2. Edmonton Oilers 13.5%
3. Vancouver Canucks 11.5%
4. Columbus Blue Jackets 9.5%
5. Calgary Flames 8.5%
6. Winnipeg Jets 7.5%
7. Arizona Coyotes 6.5%
8. Buffalo Sabres 6.0%
9. Montreal Canadiens 5.0%
10. Colorado Avalanche 3.5%
11. New Jersey Devils 3.0%
12. Ottawa Senators 2.5%
13. Carolina Hurricanes 2.0%
14. Boston Bruins 1.0%

The odds for the remaining teams will increase on a proportionate basis for the second drawing, based on which club wins the first drawing, and again for the third drawing, based on which club wins the second drawing.