The NHL Draft Lottery is a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2015NHL Draft. Teams finishing with the fewest points during the regular season possess the greatest chance of winning the right to the first pick in the NHL Draft.
NHL Draft Lottery: Winner 2021| Order| Draft| Work 2021
Winner 2021:
The Buffalo Sabres won the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery, and the right to select the first overall pick. As far as where the second draft lotterychoice went, the Seattle Kraken drew the No. 2 choice. In 2018, the Sabres won the NHL Draft Lottery, and ended up selecting Rasmus Dahlin.
Here are where the full list of 16 NHL teams landed in the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery:
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Seattle Kraken
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Columbus Blue Jackets
6. Detroit Red Wings
7. San Jose Sharks
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Vancouver Canucks
10. Ottawa Senators
11. Chicago Blackhawks
12. Calgary Flames
13. Philadelphia Flyers
14. Dallas Stars
15. New York Rangers
In 2018, the Sabres won the NHL Draft Lottery, and ended up selecting Rasmus Dahlin. They did not win the 2015 NHL Draft Lottery, but selected Jack Eichel second overall. Rumors are running rampant that Eichel might get traded — could it be during the same 2021 NHL Draft Lottery weekend where the Sabres pick first overall?
Order:
| PICK | TEAM | REC. | PTS | PPG | TOP 2 | #1 OVR | ||||
| 1 |
BUF
|
15-34-7 | 37 | 0.661 | 31.6% | 16.6% | ||||
|
2
1
|
SEA
|
20.5% | 10.3% | |||||||
|
3
1
|
ANA
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17-30-9 | 43 | 0.768 | 23.8% | 12.1% | ||||
| 4 |
NJ
|
19-30-7 | 45 | 0.804 | 20.5% | 10.3% | ||||
| 5 |
CBJ
|
18-26-12 | 48 | 0.857 | 17.1% | 8.5% | ||||
| 6 |
DET
|
19-27-10 | 48 | 0.857 | 15.4% | 7.6% | ||||
| 7 |
SJ
|
21-28-7 | 49 | 0.875 | 13.6% | 6.7% | ||||
| 8 |
LA
|
21-28-7 | 49 | 0.875 | 11.8% | 5.8% | ||||
| 9 |
VAN
|
23-29-4 | 50 | 0.893 | 11.1% | 5.4% | ||||
| 10 |
OTT
|
23-28-5 | 51 | 0.911 | 9.3% | 4.5% | ||||
| 11 |
ARI
Forfeited
|
24-26-6 | 54 | 0.964 | 6.4% | 3.1% | ||||
| 12 |
CHI
|
24-25-7 | 55 | 0.982 | 5.6% | 2.7% | ||||
| 13 |
CGY
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26-27-3 | 55 | 0.982 | 4.6% | 2.2% | ||||
| 14 |
PHI
|
25-23-8 | 58 | 1.036 | 3.8% | 1.8% | ||||
| 15 |
DAL
|
23-19-14 | 60 | 1.071 | 2.9% | 1.4% | ||||
| 16 |
NYR
|
27-23-6 | 60 | 1.071 | 2.1% | 1.0% | ||||
Draft:
Commissioner Bettman draws2020 Draft lottery (phase 1),NHL’s official YouTube channel. June 26, 2020. The first three picks overall in this draft were awarded by lottery. Since the 2012–13 NHLseason all teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs have a “weighted” chance at winning the first overall selection.
Work 2021:
How does the lottery work? There will be two drawings, the No. 1 overall pick will go first and the No. 2 overall pick will be selected second. The team with the worst record has the best chance of the No. 1 overall selection on lotterynight, which in this instance is the Sabres.
