Devils Have 8.5% Chance to Pick First | BLOG
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The order for the first 16 picks of the 2022 NHL Draft will be determined tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET at the NHL Draft Lottery.
There will be two lottery drawings, one for the first pick and one for the second pick. Once the top two picks have been determined, clubs will fall into place based on the order of their finish this past season.
Teams can only move up 10 selections if they win one of the lottery drawings. Only the top 11 teams are eligible for the first pick.
The New Jersey Devils have an 8.5% chance to win the first-overall pick. Those are the fifth best odds behind Philadelphia (9.5%), Seattle (11.5%), Arizona (13.5%), and Montreal (18.5%).
The top prospect on NHL Central Scouting’s list is Shane Wright, a center from Kingston in the OHL. Juraj Slafkovsky from Finland tops the list of European Skaters.
The 2022 NHL Draft will take place July 7-8 in Montreal at the Bell Centre.
You can watch tonight’s draft lottery on ESPN or ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET.