2020 NHL Draft Lottery
NHL Studios
Friday, June 26, 2020 - 8:00 pm
Watch: NBCSN and NHL Network (US), SportsNet and TVA (Canada)
Tonight’s first phase of the NHL Draft lottery will determine which teams will be assigned the top three spots in the 2020 NHL entry draft. The lottery drawing includes 15 teams — the seven teams that have already been eliminated from the playoffs plus the eight teams that will be eliminated after the qualifier round. Because those eight teams in the qualification round are yet to be named, a placeholder will be assigned to each one, and if the placeholder wins any of the top three draft positions, a second phase of the lottery will be held after the qualification round is completed.