A team that loses in the NHL’s qualifying round won the draft lottery Friday night and will get the first overall pick.As part of the league’s revamped lottery that comes with a 24-team playoff format, several teams that could resume the season had a chance at one of the top three picks.
That’s exactly what happened, and the league will need to re-do the lottery for that selection after the play-in round.Only then with presumptive top prospect Alexis Lafreniere find out his likely destination.