NHL Draft Lottery 2016 live stream: Watch online
Some team’s fortunes are about to change for the best as the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery is tonight.
The 2016 NHL Draft Lottery is tonight, meaning that three teams and their fanbases are about to become very happy while 11 teams and their fanbases are about to feel the pain of missing the playoffs and not getting a top three pick. At the draft lottery, each team has a set number of ping pong balls in a machine depending on their record. The team with the worst record has more while the non-playoff team with the best record has the least. After the three teams are selected, the draft order will be determined by record.
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Here’s a quick review of each team’s chances of getting the first overall pick as well as the lowest that they can possibly pick.
- Toronto Maple Leafs 20% (lowest they can draft is fourth)
- Edmonton Oilers 13.50% (lowest they can draft is fifth)
- Vancouver Canucks 11.50% (lowest they can draft is sixth)
- Columbus Blue Jackets 9.50% (lowest they can draft is seventh)
- Calgary Flames 8.50% (lowest they can draft is eighth)
- Arizona Coyotes 7.50% (lowest they can draft is ninth)
- Winnipeg Jets 6.50% (lowest they can draft is 10th)
- Buffalo Sabres 6.00% (lowest they can draft is 11th)
- Montreal Canadiens 5.00% (lowest they can draft is 12th)
- Colorado Avalanche 3.50% (lowest they can draft is 13th)
- New Jersey Devils 3.00% (lowest they can draft is 14th)
- Ottawa Senators 2.50% (lowest they can draft is 14th)
- Carolina Hurricanes 2.00% (lowest they can draft is 14th)
- Boston Bruins 1.00% (lowest they can draft is 14th
Details for the 2016 NHL Draft Lottery are listed below.
Date: Saturday, April 30
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue: Sportsnet Studio
TV Info: NBC, Sportsnet
Live Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra, Sportsnet Now