2021 NHL Draft Lottery Goes Wednesday With Several Changes

The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery goes Wednesday at 7 pm ET with several fresh wrinkles.

These include:

The addition of the expansion Seattle Kraken. For $600 million, the Kraken receive the third-best odds 10.3 %, equal to the New Jersey  Devils – guaranteeing the first-year no worse than a fifth overall Entry Draft selection.

If the Arizona Coyotes gain the first overall pick, it’ll result in a forfeiture due to sanctions enforced by the NHL for multiple NHL Combine testing violations. A re-draw will take place.

Only two draws will be completed unless the Coyotes win the first as noted. No team can fall more than two spots, a change from three in past years.

With assistance from the acclaimed Draft Lottery Simulator website, Tankathon presented lottery odds along with the most common position each of the 16 eligible teams may potentially select.

Teams

Buffalo Sabres              16.6 % (1), 15 % (2), 68.4 % (3)

Anaheim Ducks            12.1 % (1), 11.7 % (2), 49.3 % (4)

Seattle Kraken              10.3 % (1), 10.2 % (2), 39.3 % (4)

New Jersey Devils         10.3 % (1), 10.2 % (2), 43.9 % (5)

Columbus Blue Jackets   8.5 % (1), 8.6 % (2), 45.8 % (6)

Detroit Red Wings          7.6 % (1), 7.8 % (2), 43.8 % (7)

San Jose Sharks              6.7 % (1), 6.9 % (2), 39.7 % (6), 39.7 (7)

Los Angeles Kings          5.8 % (1), 6.0 % (2), 49.4 % (8)

Vancouver Canucks        5.4 % (1), 5.7 % (2), 58.6 % (9)

Ottawa Senators             4.5 % (1), 4.8 % (2), 67.7 % (10)

Arizona Coyotes             3.1 % (1), 3.3 % (2), 75.9 % (11)

Chicago Blackhawks       2.7 % (1), 2.9 % (2), 81.7 % (12)

Calgary Flames               2.2 % (1), 2.4 % (2), 87.0 % (13)

Philadelphia Flyers         1.8 % (1), 2.0 % (2), 91.3 % (14)

Dallas Stars                     1.4 % (1), 1.5 % (2), 95.0 % (15)

New York Rangers          1.0 % (1), 1.1 % (2), 97.9 % (16)

 

While the 2021 Entry Draft slated to be star-studded, the majority of amateur scouts consider the First Round to be filled with many future NHLers – with University of Michigan defenseman Owen Power ranked no.1.

For the purposes of not playing favourites, the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau divides Draft Prospects in groups of players performing North American and Internationally.

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North America Skaters

1  Owen Power CAN D Michigan NCAA

2  Mason McTavish CAN C Peterborough OHL

3  Kent Johnson CAN C Michigan NCAA

4  Luke Hughes USA D USA-U18 NTDP

5  Dylan Guenther CAN RW EDMONTON WHL

6  Matthew Beniers USA C Michigan NCAA

7  Brandt Clarke CAN D Barrie OHL

8  Brennan Othmann CAN LW Flint OHL

9  Matthew Coronato USA RW Chicago USHL

10 Cole Sillinger CAN C Sioux Falls USHL

North America Goalies

1  Sebastian Cossa Edmonton WHL

2  Benjamin Gaudreau Sarnia OHL

3  Tristan Lennox Saginaw OHL

 

International Skaters

1  William Eklund SWE LW Djurgarden SWEDEN

2  Simon Edvinsson SWE D Frolunda Jr. SWE-JR

3  Aatu Raty FIN C Karpat FINLAND

4  Nikita Chibrikov RUS RW St. Petersburg RUSSIA

5  Daniil Chayka RUS D CSKA RUSSIA

6  Fedor Svechkov RUS C Togliatti RUSSIA-2

7  Aleksandr KIsakov RUS LW Dynamo Moscow 2 RUSSIA-JR

8  Isak Rosen SWE RW Leksand SWEDEN

9  Fabian Lysell SWE RW Lulea SWEDEN

10 Samu Tuomaala FIN RW Karpat Jr. FINLAND-JR

International Goalies

1  Jesper Wallstedt SWE Lulea SWEDEN

2  Aleksei Kolosov BEL Minsk RUSSIA

3  Patrik Hamrla CZE Karlovy Vary CZECH REP