Saturday night is going to be a big night for the 14 NHL teams that did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs because one of them will be the lucky winner of the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery, giving them the No. 1 pick in the draft.
While there probably isn’t going to be a Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews at the top of this year’s class, the top-two prospects (Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier) both have huge potential.
The Colorado Avalanche, owners of the NHL’s worst record in 2016-17, have the best odds at winning the lottery. The Avalanche last selected first overall in 2013 when they picked Nathan MacKinnon. New York Islanders have a less than one percent chance of winning.
The expansion Vegas Golden Knights have a 10.3 percent chance of winning the top pick.
Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s lottery
When: 8 p.m. ET, just prior to faceoff of Game 2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals second-round playoff series
TV: NBC
Odds for every team in the lottery:
Colorado Avalanche -- 18.0%
Vancouver Canucks -- 12.1%
Vegas Golden Knights -- 10.3%
Arizona Coyotes -- 10.3%
New Jersey Devils -- 8.5%
Buffalo Sabres -- 7.6%
Detroit Red Wings -- 6.7%
Dallas Stars -- 5.8%
Florida Panthers -- 5.4%
Los Angeles Kings -- 4.5%
Carolina Hurricanes -- 3.2%
Winnipeg Jets -- 2.7%
Philadelphia Flyers -- 2.2%
Tampa Bay Lightning 1.8%
New York Islanders -- 0.9%
The NHL draft will be held on Friday, June 23 (first round) and Saturday, June 24 (rounds two through seven) at United Center in Chicago.