{"id":490473,"date":"2026-05-05T19:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=490473"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:51:34","slug":"leafs-sharks-canucks-pick-top-3-nhl-draft-lottery-find-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/05\/05\/leafs-sharks-canucks-pick-top-3-nhl-draft-lottery-find-order\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Draft Lottery Results Revealed, Find Out Where Leafs and Canucks Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-anticipated 2026 NHL Draft Lottery results are in. The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> will be picking first at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, followed by the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks. Round one of the draft will take place on June 26, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Rounds two through seven will take place on the following day.<\/p>\n

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Credit Image: \u00a9 Christopher Drost\/SHIFT digital via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/p>\n

Fates in the NHL Draft Lottery Sealed<\/h2>\n

The Vancouver Canucks<\/a> finished last in the NHL standings this season, which meant they had the highest odds (25.5%) for drafting first overall. They had not picked first at any time in franchise history, although they owned the first pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. That was the season where general manager Brian Burke pulled some strings to draft the Sedin Twins with the second and third overall picks. Those same Sedin Twins represented the Canucks at the NHL Draft Lottery this evening, as the general manager search<\/a> is still ongoing. They will pick third in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

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Post-lottery draft order:
1) Toronto
2) San Jose
3) Vancouver
4) Chicago
5) Rangers
6) Calgary
7) Seattle
8) Winnipeg
9) Florida
10) Nashville
11) St. Louis
12) New Jersey
13) Islanders
14) Columbus
15) St. Louis (from Detroit)
16) Washington<\/p>\n

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n