The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery was set after the 2024-25 regular season. The San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks finished last in the standings, earning the best odds to secure the No. 1 pick. San Jose has a 25.5% chance of winning, while Chicago has 13.5%. San Jose, having won the previous year’s lottery, could make history by picking first in consecutive drafts. The lottery also determines the order of the first 16 selections, involving several teams and a unique lottery process for selection.
San Jose has a 25.5% chance of winning the lottery while Chicago boasts 13.5% odds of leapfrogging the Sharks for the top pick.
The draft lottery is used to award the top two picks in the draft, with the order of the first 16 selections set based on non-playoff teams.
San Jose can become the first team since the Edmonton Oilers from 2010-12 to pick first overall in consecutive drafts after winning last year's lottery.
For the lottery, 1,001 different four-number combinations are distributed among the teams, allowing the worst team to have the most combinations.
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