Daily News | Examining the Flyers’ odds of landing the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft lottery
with just two games remaining, the Flyers are all but locked into finishing with either the league’s third-, fourth- or fifth-worst record. The Flyers could still fall below the Seattle Kraken and finish with the third-fewest points which would give them an 11.5% chance at the No. 1 overall pick. If they finished sixth, the worst-case scenario, they would have a 7.5% chance.
Each season, the 16 teams who don’t qualify for playoffs are entered into the NHL draft lottery for the top few picks. Teams with the worst record have a better chance of getting the first pick., the lottery will be comprised of two draws compared to three in the past. Teams also can now only move up 10 spots from where they finished in the standings, so if teams No.
After the first two picks are drawn, the 14 teams not selected in the lottery will be assigned the remaining draft selections, in inverse order of regular-season points. With this year’s system, the Flyers could fall only as far as No. 8 — if they win their final two games and the Blackhawks lose their final two games.
Center Shane Wright, who currently plays for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League, is considered to be the consensus No. 1 pick. The Burlington, Ontario native is averaging 1.5 points per game for the Frontenacs, and captained Team Canada to gold at the 2021 U18 World Championship.scouting database, the next four best North American skaters are Logan Cooley , Matthew Savoie , Conor Geekie and Pavel Mintyukov .
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