Penguins GM Kyle Dubas is in a position to start filling up the prospect pool with possibly 11 picks in the 2025 draft including potentially having back-to-back first-round picks if the Rangers decide to give it up as part of the J.T. Miller trade.

One week after the NHL’s draft lottery decided which franchise received the first-overall pick, it’s time for a new round of draft rankings.

After the Islanders, the San Jose Sharks landed the second pick while the Chicago Blackhawks will pick third. The Sharks own a top-five pick for the third straight season after selecting Macklin Celebrini with the top pick in 2024 and Will Smith with the No. 4 pick in 2023.

The process to determine the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft will be televised live in the United States and Canada. The NHL announced on Friday that a live drawing of lottery balls will take place on Monday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.

The Islanders won the first lottery and received the No. 1 pick. The post The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery Utilized a Unique Rule for the First Time appeared first on Front Office Sports.

The NHL Draft lottery takes place on May 5. Here are each team's odds to earn the No. 1 overall pick for the 2025 draft, including the Nashville Predators.

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio, allowing viewers to follow along and learn the results at the same time as the Draft Lottery participants.

What channel is the NHL Draft lottery on today? Here's how to watch, including time, TV schedule, and No. 1 pick odds.

With the draft lottery done, we have a template of the selection order ready for the 2025 NHL Draft. Unless Radim Mrtka breaks things up in the top 5-7, we expect a run on forwards early in the draft,