The ping pong balls have spoken, and the Montreal Canadiens’ draft destiny has been set.
Entering Tuesday evening’s NHL draft lottery with the fifth-best odds (8.5% chance) of coming away up with the top pick, the Canadiens have officially ended up with the fifth overall selection in the 2024 draft.
Tiens tiens… Les Canadiens auront le 5e choix au total au #RepĂȘchageLNH 2024 Ă Las Vegas!
DĂ©jĂ vu! The Canadiens will have the 5th overall pick at the 2024 #NHLDraft in Vegas!#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/1sN1U39IP3
— Canadiens MontrĂ©al (@CanadiensMTL) May 7, 2024
The Habs also picked fifth at the 2023 draft, taking defenceman David Reinbacher with their selection.
Ahead of the draw, the Canadiensâ three most likely picks were fifth (24.5.% chance), sixth (44% chance), and seventh (17.2% chance) overall. That gave them a 61.2% chance of falling in the lottery and ending up with a lower draft pick than fifth overall.
The San Jose Sharks have won the draft lottery pic.twitter.com/bDT0zw3XxT
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) May 7, 2024
The full lottery results are as follows:
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Chicago Blackhawks
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. Columbus Blue Jacket
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Utah
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. Buffalo Sabres
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Minnesota Wild
14. Pittsburgh Penguins (pick will transfer to San Jose Sharks)
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues
Barring a trade, the Habs are in possession of 12 picks in this year’s draft.
The 62nd NHL Draft is expected to be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas from June 28 to 29.
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