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The Draft lottery goes tonight, live at 8:00pm and all 14 non-playoff teams in the league have a chance to grab the first overall pick. The 2014 NHL Draft Lottery odds, as well as their final point total for the season for each team are as follows:
1st – 25.0% – Buffalo Sabres 51 points.
2nd – 18.8% – Florida Panthers 66 points.
3rd – 14.2% – Edmonton Oilers 67 points.
4th – 10.7% – Calgary Flames 77 points.
5th – 8.1% – NY Islanders 79 points.
6th – 6.2% – Vancouver Canucks 83 points.
7th – 4.7% – Carolina Hurricanes 83 points.
8th – 3.6% – Toronto Maple Leafs 84 points.
9th – 2.7% – Winnipeg Jets 84 points.
10th – 2.1% – Anaheim Ducks (via Ottawa) 88 points.
11th – 1.5% – New Jersey Devils (Forfeit pick but are included in the lottery) 88 points.
12th – 1.1% – Nashville Predators 88 points.
13th – 0.8% – Phoenix Coyotes 89 points.
14th – 0.5% – Washington Capitals 90 points.
It is important to note that the New Jersey Devils are included in the lottery, but cannot win. Should one of their four-digit combinations win, the result will be discarded and a new four digit combination, corresponding to another team will be drawn. This is being done as the Devils are locked into the 30th overall pick due to their punishment from the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation a few years ago.
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