The NHL draft lottery is tomorrow night, which for all the non-playoff teams is one of the most exciting moments of the off-season. The stakes are even higher this year with the main prize being Connor Bedard — the highest regarded prospect in years. Given the somewhat new rules of the lottery, there’s a limit on how high the Penguins can go, and Bedard is out of the question. Here’s a nice chart from Tankathon that visualizes things nicely.
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The Penguins have a 3.2% chance of bumping up to the fourth overall pick if they win the lottery.