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Buffalo Sabres to Pick 7th Overall in 2019 NHL Draft

Die By The Blade | April 10, 2019

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The Buffalo Sabres hold the seventh-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, as announced at the NHL Draft Lottery on Tuesday night in Toronto.

The Sabres had an 8.5% chance of nabbing the first-overall selection, but it ended up going to the New Jersey Devils. The Devils had an 11.5% chance of picking first; they’ll get that first-overall pick for the second time in three years.

The Sabres were slotted to pick fifth, so they dropped two spots to seventh.

Here is the full draft order for the first 15 picks in the 2019 NHL Draft, as determined by Tuesday’s lottery:

  1. New Jersey Devils
  2. Buffalo Sabres

What happens next is still to be determined.

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