NHL Draft Lottery date confirmed by NHL

The countdown has begun for the NHL Draft Lottery!

Mark your calendars for May 7, as the lottery is set to occur at the NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J., as per the league's announcement on Friday.


The sequence for choosing the first 16 picks in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft, slated for June 28–29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, will be determined through a lottery process.


NHL Central Scouting's final rankings placed Macklin Celebrini (standout player from Boston College, & widely regarded as the most coveted prospect in the draft) at the forefront among skaters based in North America, while Anton Silayev secured the top position on the list for skaters based in Europe.

Who's participating and what are the odds?

Participating in the lottery will be teams that were not able to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, along with those who acquired their first-round draft selection.
Each team in the NHL Draft Lottery is assigned specific odds of winning. It is important to remember that a team has the ability to advance up to 10 positions, resulting in every team ranked beneath the Buffalo Sabres being unable to secure the No. 1 pick.

• San Jose Sharks (18.5 per cent)
• Chicago Blackhawks (13.5 per cent)
• Anaheim Ducks (11.5 per cent)
• Columbus Blue Jackets (9.5 per cent)
• Montreal Canadiens (8.5 per cent)
• Utah (7.5 per cent)
• Ottawa Senators (6.5 per cent)
• Seattle Kraken (6.0 per cent)
• Calgary Flames (5.0 per cent)
• New Jersey Devils (3.5 per cent)
• Buffalo Sabres (3.0 per cent)
• Philadelphia Flyers (2.5 per cent)
• Minnesota Wild (2.0 per cent)
• Pittsburgh Penguins* (1.5 per cent)
• Detroit Red Wings (0.5 per cent)
• St. Louis Blues (0.5 per cent)

Catch the live broadcast of the NHL Draft Lottery on Sportsnet, with the specific time of airing to be announced soon.