San Jose Sharks win draft lottery, Wild will pick 13th

The NHL held its draft lottery Tuesday night and now the first 16 picks are known in order. The San Jose Sharks entered the lottery with the best odds at the top overall pick, 25.5 percent and they came away with #1 overall. Behind them in order include the Chicago Black Hawks, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens rounding off the top five. In fact all 16 picks ended up slotted where their record would dictate. No one improved or lessened their pick position. The Minnesota Wild got the 13^th overall pick. The draft will be held in Las Vegas June 28^th and 29^th. Boston University Center Macklin Celebrini is currently expected to go #1 overall.

Picks in order include:

1. San Jose Sharks
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. Columbus Bluejackets
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Utah* (Expansion franchise)
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. Buffalo Sabres
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Minnesota Wild
14. Pittsburgh Penguins
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues