The Carolina Hurricanes had a 10% chance of moving up, a 67% chance of staying put and a 23% chance of losing at least one spot in Saturday night’s NHL Draft Lottery. You can guess what happened.
The Canes will pick 12th at June’s draft in Chicago after the New Jersey Devils won the lottery, jumping from fifth with 8.5% odds to win and earning the chance to draft Nolan Patrick, Nico Hischier, or someone else. The Philadelphia Flyers will pick second, despite finishing above the Hurricanes in the standings with the third-worst odds in the pool, and cashed in on just a 2.