The NHL Draft Lottery is finally upon us, and we have everything you need to know to get ready for tonight!
The 2018 Draft will be held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas this year on June 22nd and 23rd, and the lottery drawing tonight will set the order for the draft picks for all of the non-playoff teams.
In 2014, the NHL changed the draft lottery rules, allowing for any non-playoff team to have the chance at winning one of the top three picks in the draft. To prevent intentional tanking of a season, those teams that collect the highest number of points after being officially eliminated from the playoffs receive slightly better odds of winning (thanks can be sent to the Buffalo Sabres for this one).