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Winners and losers of the 2018 NHL draft lottery

The NHL held its annual draft lottery on Saturday night, determining the draft order of the teams that did not qualify for the playoffs.

While the team with the best chances at landing the No. 1 pick did, in fact, wind up with that selection, there were some surprises (and disappointment) in other NHL cities.

Here's a look at the winners and losers:

Winners

Buffalo Sabres. Oh, the hockey irony of getting the second overall pick when they tanked for the first in 2015, and then getting the first overall pick when they genuinely didn't want to be terrible this season.