The Ducks will have the third pick in the NHL’s annual draft, a spot determined Wednesday by the league’s draft lottery.
They moved down from No. 2, based on their regular-season finish of 30th among the NHL’s 31 teams. They entered the draft lottery with a 12.1% chance of getting the first overall selection, behind only the Buffalo Sabres’ 16.6% chance of landing the No. 1 pick.
The Sabres have the first pick of the draft and the expansion Seattle Kraken the second. The Kings, who had a 5.