The draft lottery positioning is changing on a daily basis, with teams dropping in and out of playoff spots, and the league’s bottom teams jockeying for position over the final few weeks. Here are the the odds for the teams in contention for the first overall pick after last night’s action.
Today’s draft lottery odds
| Pos | Team | Record | Last night’s result | Points | Yesterday’s odds* | Today’s odds* | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 23-38-12 | – | 58 | 18.0% | 18.0% | – |
| 2↑ | Arizona Coyotes | 25-38-11 | L | 61 | 10.5% | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 3↓ | Vancouver Canucks | 26-39-9 | W | 61 | 12.5% | 10.5% | -2.0% |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | 26-36-11 | L | 63 | 9.5% | 9.5% | – |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 26-36-12 | – | 64 | 8.5% | 8.5% | – |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 27-36-11 | L | 65 | 7.6% | 7.6% | – |
| 7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 30-36-9 | L | 69 | 6.7% | 6.7% | – |
| 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 33-36-5 | W | 71 | 5.8% | 5.8% | – |
| 9 | New York Islanders | 31-33-10 | L | 72 | 5.4% | 5.4% | – |
| 10 | New York Rangers | 32-34-8 | L | 72 | 4.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 32-31-11 | W | 75 | 3.3% | 3.3% | – |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | 35-30-10 | – | 80 | 2.7% | 2.7% | – |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | 37-28-7 | L | 81 | 2.2% | 2.2% | – |
| 14 | Dallas Stars | 38-28-8 | – | 84 | 1.8% | 1.8% | – |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | 40-28-5 | – | 85 | 1.0% | 1.0% | – |
* Lottery odds are unofficial
Seven of the 10 lottery teams in action lost last night, and none of those got even a single point. Impressive tanking all around.
The Arizona Coyotes score five goals. And lost.
The New York Islanders scored six goals. And also lost.
The Vancouver Canucks won for the second time in 12 games.
The Edmonton Oilers are the hottest bottom-10 team. They’re playing loose, perhaps because there’s no pressure to make the playoffs, but probably because they know they’re going to win the draft lottery anyway.
Lowlight of the night
Now that’s an unusual goal. pic.twitter.com/gGRqLwyk19
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) March 22, 2018
It’s a light schedule on Friday, with only five games, but there are five lottery teams involved. With two all-lottery matchups. two of those teams have to win, even if they don’t want to.
