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Lightning learns draft spot in NHL lottery Saturday

 
Published April 28, 2017

The Lightning learns where it will pick in the first round of June's amateur draft when NHL holds its draft lottery Saturday night.

The drawings to determine the selection order for the first 15 picks — a draw involving all the non-playoff teams and expansion Vegas — will be held in Toronto. The results will be announced shortly after 8 p.m. on NBC, before Game 2 of the Capitals-Penguins series.

The Lightning is looking at getting a mid-round selection. The Avalanche, which finished last in the league, has the best chance of getting the No. 1 pick, 18 percent. The Lightning, which missed a playoff spot by two points, has a 1.8 percent chance, better only than the Islanders' 0.9 percent chance.