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NHL Draft Lottery Date, Time and Location

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Last Modified Jun 26, 2024 09:34 GMT
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  1. NHL Draft Lottery Date, Time and Location
  2. NHL Draft Lottery TV Schedule and Broadcast
  3. 2024 NHL Draft Lottery

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft will mark its 62nd year in NHL history. The event is scheduled to take place on June 28-29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The teams that did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs have a better chance of winning the first pick, with the odds varying based on their regular-season performance. However, the rules were adjusted later. The chances for the bottom four teams to win the lottery were reduced, while the chances for the other non-playoff teams were increased.

In 2021-22, the NHL reduced the number of lottery draws from three to two. Now, teams that win a lottery can move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order, and a team can only win the lottery twice in five years.

NHL Draft Lottery Date, Time and Location

The 2024 NHL Draft Lottery occurred at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7, at the NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. The event took place before the Second Round of Game 2 between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers.

NHL Draft Lottery TV Schedule and Broadcast

It was broadcast live on ESPN (U.S.), Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada). The 2024 NHL Draft Lottery selected the order of selection for the first 16 picks in the first round of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The teams that did not qualify for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs and the non-playoff teams that traded its first-round draft pick to another team.

The format was followed as a team participating in the Draft Lottery can move up a maximum of 10 spots if it wins a Lottery Draw. Thus, only the top 11 seeds were eligible to receive the first overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft.

2024 NHL Draft Lottery

The San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks won the two draft lotteries on May 7, 2024. Since this is the Chicago Blackhawks' second lottery win in two seasons, they will not be eligible to win the draft lottery again until 2028.

  1. San Jose Sharks

  2. Chicago Blackhawks

  3. Anaheim Ducks

  4. Columbus Blue Jackets

  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

FAQs

A.The 2024 NHL Draft Lottery occurred at 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7, at the NHL Network's studio in Secaucus, N.J.
A.You can watch the draft lottery on official NHL app, or through the streaming platforms and apps of ESPN, Sportsnet, and TVA Sports.
A.In the NHL draft lottery, a team can fall no more than three spots from their original draft position.
A.Since this is the Chicago Blackhawks' second lottery win in two seasons, they will not be eligible to win the draft lottery again until 2028.
A.The age limit for the NHL draft is 18 by September 15 and under 20 by December 31.

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