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 | GR | Points | Yesterday’s odds | Today’s odds | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 25-41-12 | – | 4 | 62 | 18.5% | 18.5% | – |
| 2 | Ottawa Senators | 27-40-11 | – | 4 | 65 | 13.5% | 13.5% | – |
| 3 | Arizona Coyotes | 28-40-11 | – | 3 | 67 | 11.5% | 11.5% | – |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | 28-39-12 | L | 3 | 68 | 9.5% | 9.5% | – |
| 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 30-40-9 | – | 3 | 69 | 8.5% | 8.5% | – |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 30-38-11 | – | 3 | 71 | 7.5% | 7.5% | – |
| 7 | New York Islanders | 32-37-10 | – | 3 | 74 | 6.5% | 6.5% | – |
| 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 34-39-6 | – | 3 | 74 | 6.0% | 6.0% | – |
| 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 32-37-10 | – | 3 | 74 | 5.0% | 5.0% | – |
| 10 | New York Rangers | 34-36-9 | – | 3 | 77 | 3.5% | 3.5% | – |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 35-33-11 | – | 3 | 81 | 3.0% | 3.0% | – |
| 12 | Calgary Flames (NYI) | 36-33-10 | – | 3 | 82 | 2.5% | 2.5% | – |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | 39-30-8 | – | 5 | 86 | 2.0% | 2.0% | – |
| 14 | Dallas Stars | 40-31-8 | – | 3 | 88 | 1.5% | 1.5% | – |
| 15↑ | St. Louis Blues | 43-29-6 | – | 4 | 92 | 0.0% | 1.0% | +1.0% |
The Montreal Canadiens retained their spot at fourth after a 5-on-3 chance quickly turned into a short-handed goal against in their game with the New Jersey Devils.
The Colorado Avalanche saw a 3-1 lead slip away in the third, but held on to at least get their game versus the Anaheim Ducks to overtime to claim a critical point. The result pushed the St. Louis Blues out of the post-season picture.
Lowlight of the night
Today’s schedule: The Buffalo Sabres surely won’t be catching the Toronto Maple Leafs off guard tonight after defeating them one week ago. Ottawa will be in tough against a determined Winnipeg Jets team … not that they seem to mind losing. The Devils’ win made an improbable berth for the Florida Panthers now nearly impossible, but a win over the Carolina Hurricanes still keeps them in the race. St. Louis needs to beat a hot Washington Capitals side to get back in a post-season spot. The Edmonton Oilers will play a game of hockey. And the Avalanche can get a better grip on the spot they earned in last night’s game with a victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Should the Avs win that game in overtime, it brings some convoluted tie-breaking procedures into play to determine who ranks higher.
