The Montreal Canadiens have moved up from their position of fourth for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft after winning the lottery for the third overall pick.
Holding the fourth-best chance of claiming the first overall selection, and a less than 30% chance of moving up, Montreal beat the odds to rise to third. After two other teams had claimed the first and second spots, the Habs won the final lottery.
Last #Habs pick at each of the top three picks:
#3- 2012 Alex Galchenyuk
#2- 1969 Marc Tardif
#1- 1980 Doug Wickenheiser— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) April 29, 2018
Now that the Canadiens’ position is known, catch up on the draft profiles we’ve published so far.
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