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NHL Draft Order Now Partially Determined

With the NHL draft lottery this past Saturday, we now know which NHL teams will pick in the first half of the 2016 NHL Draft – and in which order they’ll be selecting.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a league-best 20 percent chance at winning the draft lottery, and indeed, the odds were in their favor, much to the chagrin of Sabres fans. The Leafs will pick first-overall in June.

The Winnipeg Jets will pick second, with the Columbus Blue Jackets selecting third overall.

From there, it goes: Edmonton – Vancouver – Calgary – Arizona – Buffalo (8) – Montreal – Colorado – New Jersey – Ottawa – Carolina – Boston.