Detroit — The Red Wings are likely getting used to this.
The NHL Draft Lottery took place Monday and the Wings stayed where they were, coming out with the ninth overall selection in this year’s Entry Draft June 28 in Nashville.
There were no surprises for the Wings. The Wings had the ninth-best odds going into the lottery, 64.4 percent of staying there, and that’s exactly what happened.
They had a 23.5% of falling to 10th and 1.7% of dropping to 11th — which luckily for them, didn’t happen.
Given the rules of the lottery and no team can move up more than 10 spots, and the limitations there, the Wings had a 5% chance of winning the lottery and 5.