US EditionNHL Draft Lottery: Sharks look for luck, but if not, who might they take?
- The San Jose Sharks, finishing with the NHL’s worst record for a second year in a row, are set to find out their draft position during the upcoming lottery event scheduled for Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. ET.
- The Sharks earned the highest odds at 18.5%, hoping to repeat their 2024 lottery win, while the Chicago Blackhawks have the second-best odds at 13.5%.
- For the first time ever, the NHL will air the draft lottery live on ESPN prior to the Game 1 matchup between the Maple Leafs and Panthers in their second-round playoff series.
- If the Sharks secure the top pick in the draft lottery, they are expected to choose Matthew Schaefer, a highly regarded Erie Otters defender considered one of the best overall prospects, who missed most of the season with a shoulder injury.
- If the Sharks fall to second or third, they will probably draft a forward such as Michael Misa or Porter Martone, continuing their trend of selecting larger forwards.
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Sharks have some luck in NHL Draft Lottery, not as much as they wanted
SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks had a little bit of luck during Monday’s NHL Draft Lottery. But not as much as they wanted. For the second straight year, the Sharks had the best chance to win the lottery and come away with the No. 1 overall selection in June’s NHL Draft. Instead, the Sharks will have the second overall pick for the draft, which is being held in Los Angeles. The New York Islanders, who had a 3.5% chance, won the lottery during a l…
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NHL Draft Lottery: Sharks look for luck, but if not, who might they take?
SAN JOSE – The NHL Draft Lottery is on Monday, and Macklin Celebrini, like other San Jose Sharks players, is obviously interested in the result. “That’s the future of our organization, and something that affects all of us,” Celebrini said last month, “so I’m going to be paying attention to it.” The Sharks are in the same spot as they were 12 months ago, when, after finishing in last place in the NHL’s overall standings, they had a 25.5% chance o…
Penguins 2025 Draft Lottery Information
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Scout's Analysis: Assessing the top of the 2025 NHL Draft
With the lottery happening Monday night to decide the order of the top 16 picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, former scout Jason Bukala looks at some players who will go early and questions still to be answered over the next month-plus.
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