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Dallas Stars: What to Expect from 2017 NHL Draft Lottery

By Katelin Brekken |
Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars right wing Valeri Nichushkin (43) skates against the Minnesota Wild in game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Wild 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 16, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars right wing Valeri Nichushkin (43) skates against the Minnesota Wild in game two of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Wild 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Saturday will be a big day for those teams who couldn’t muster enough strength to make the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, such as the Dallas Stars. The NHL Draft Lottery will take place in Toronto, with live coverage beginning at 7:30 ET.

If there had to be a silver lining to the 2016-2017 Dallas Stars’ season, it would be their impending luck with the draft lottery. Along with the new Vegas expansion franchise, the teams who did not qualify for the playoffs or any club with possession of any first-round pick will participate on Saturday.

The odds of the Stars scoring the first pick are a slim 5.81 percent, but that doesn’t mean you should count them out just yet. After all, crazier things have happened (Jamie Benn Art Ross winner, anyone?).

The Vegas Golden Knights were automatically given the same odds as the third-to-worst team from the regular season, which would be the Arizona Coyotes.

Let’s take a quick look at the odds for each team going into tonight’s draft lottery.

List of Odds for First Pick:

  1. Colorado Avalanche- 17.94%
  2. Vancouver Canucks- 12.12%
  3. Las Vegas Golden Knights- 10.32%
  4. Arizona Coyotes- 10.32%
  5. New Jersey Devils- 8.52%
  6. Buffalo Sabres- 7.62%
  7. Detriot Red Wings- 6.71%
  8. Dallas Stars- 5.81%
  9. Florida Panthers- 5.41%
  10. Los Angeles Kings- 4.51%
  11. Carolina Hurricanes- 3.11%
  12. Winnipeg Jets- 2.71%
  13. Philadelphia Flyers- 2.2%
  14. Tampa Bay Lightning- 1.8%
  15. NY Islanders- .92%

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When: Saturday, 29 April 2017

Where: Toronto

Time: 7:30pm/ ET

TV: NBC

Next: Dallas Stars: Taking A Look At Their Unrestricted Free Agents

The NHL Draft Lottery partially determines the order of selection in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft, which occurs June 23-24 in Chicago. Expect additional coverage on the Blackout Dallas Twitter tonight as the lottery takes place.

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