It is official; the Montreal Canadiens will be selecting third overall in the 2018 NHL entry draft. All probability pointed towards Montreal falling lower than the place they held entering the lottery. The hockey gods came through and allowed the Canadiens to jump to third. With Rasmus Dahlin going first, and Andrei Svechnikov most likely going second to Carolina, it seems as though Montreal will land Filip Zadina at third overall.
There still remains a slight hope that Montreal may land Svechnikov though. This comes via a unique situation potentially occurring. Carolina management has not spoken on this possibility at all; it is something that is being spread by Habs fans.