NHL Draft Lottery chances: Which group has the finest shot at the No. 1 choice in 2024?

While the eyes of the hockey world are on the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring, it’s time for the yearly NHL Draft Lottery!

The 2024 NHL Draft Lottery may not have the verysame draw as last year with Connor Bedard, the occasion — set for Tuesday, May 7 — will still be extremely yearnedfor for the possibility to choose Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini No. 1 total. Make no error though, Celebrini is billed as a star center with top-line goals, a should for any restoring group in this day and age.

Thanks to the end of the routine season, we now understand what the chances are for that No. 1 total choice. Unfortunately, not all 16 groups wentinto into the lotto will have a possibility at snagging it. Much like last year, groups can just relocation up to 10 areas and just the veryfirst 2 areas in the lotterygame are up for grabs. The staying groups will then be arranged by inverted order of regular-season points to identify the rest of the field.

The choice to modification how the NHL Draft Lottery works will advantage groups like the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks, who both had unpleasant seasons and are ensured at least a top-four choice since of it. However, that does mean that the 5 other groups in this lotterygame — the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and St. Louis Blues — will have no shot at the No. 1 general choice and will hence not be consistedof in this list.

Here’s the complete 11-team list of the chances for the No. 1 general choice for the upcoming 2024 NHL draft lotterygame.