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2018 NHL Draft Lottery rankings: March 22

How the lottery odds were affected by the results of last night’s games.

2008 NHL Draft Drawing Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images for the NHL

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
Pos Team Record Last night's result Points Yesterday's odds* Today's odds* Change
1 Buffalo Sabres 23-38-12 L 58 18.0% 18.0% -
2 Vancouver Canucks 25-39-9 - 59 12.5% 12.5% -
3 Arizona Coyotes 25-37-11 W 61 10.5% 10.5% -
4 Ottawa Senators 26-35-11 - 63 9.5% 9.5% -
5 Montreal Canadiens 26-36-12 L 64 8.5% 8.5% -
6 Detroit Red Wings 27-35-11 - 65 7.6% 7.6% -
7 Chicago Blackhawks 30-35-9 - 69 6.7% 6.7% -
8 Edmonton Oilers 32-36-5 - 69 5.8% 5.8% -
9 New York Islanders 31-32-10 - 72 5.4% 5.4% -
10 New York Rangers 32-33-8 - 72 4.5% 4.5% -
11 Carolina Hurricanes 31-31-11 - 73 3.3% 3.3% -
12 Calgary Flames 35-30-10 L 80 2.7% 2.7% -
13 Florida Panthers 37-27-7 - 81 2.2% 2.2% -
14 Dallas Stars 38-28-8 - 84 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
15 St. Louis Blues 40-28-5 W 85 1.8% 1.0% -0.8%

* Lottery odds are unofficial

Ten of the non-playoff teams are in action on Thursday, meaning tomorrow morning these rankings could be quite different.