One week after the NHL’s draft lottery decided which franchise received the first-overall pick, it’s time for a new round of draft rankings.

After the Islanders, the San Jose Sharks landed the second pick while the Chicago Blackhawks will pick third. The Sharks own a top-five pick for the third straight season after selecting Macklin Celebrini with the top pick in 2024 and Will Smith with the No. 4 pick in 2023.

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio, allowing viewers to follow along and learn the results at the same time as the Draft Lottery participants.

The process to determine the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft will be televised live in the United States and Canada. The NHL announced on Friday that a live drawing of lottery balls will take place on Monday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.

The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery flopped like a dead catfish on the Nashville ice on Monday night, as a previously typical lottery process turned into 30 minutes of bad Game Show Network reject nonsense.

For the first time ever, the NHL Draft Lottery will feature a live in-studio lottery ball drawing. The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery is set to take place on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET and things will look a bit different than hockey fans remember. This time ...

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The New York Islanders won Monday’s Draft Lottery and will select first overall at the 2025 NHL Draft. The Islanders currently are without a general manager after announcing the departure of Lou Lamoriello last month. Now, they have another big decision to make.

The NHL Draft lottery takes place on May 5. Here are each team's odds to earn the No. 1 overall pick for the 2025 draft, including the Nashville Predators.

The look-up table of the 1,000 four-digit combinations assigned to each team participating in the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery is also available on NHL.com. The table also lists combinations by team. As each ball is drawn, odds change and teams are eliminated. The viewing audience will learn who is still in the running in real time.

The Islanders won the No. 1 pick with long-shot odds. With the full benefit of hindsight, some very specific games had their say.

What channel is the NHL Draft lottery on today? Here's how to watch, including time, TV schedule, and No. 1 pick odds.