How the NHL Draft Lottery works to determine the draft order
The 2023 NHL Draft is scheduled to take place on June 28 and 29 in Nashville, Tennessee. The NHL draft order is determined by the NHL's Draft Lottery at the end of the season.
The NHL Draft Lottery gives the bottom 16 teams different odds of picking first or second overall. The team with the worst record and the least points has the best odds.
The NHL Draft Lottery determines the draft order. Teams that tank for the sake of the team that finishes last place have a low chance of winning the lottery. The consensus number-one pick looks to be Connor Bedard. The draft lottery takes place in a few months. It will be interesting to see which team ends up landing him. For the Blackhawks, the odds of landing the top pick are 18.5%.
