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Arizona Coyotes awarded No. 5 overall pick in NHL draft

The Coyotes have been awarded the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NHL draft.

The draft lottery was held on Saturday in Toronto and the Coyotes, who finished with the third-worst record in the NHL this season, had a 37.7 percent chance of acquiring the fifth pick.

The Coyotes had an 11.5 percent chance to win the first pick and had a combined 22.4 percent chance to finish second or third.

Since the Coyotes franchise moved to Arizona, the team has never been awarded the No. 1 pick in the draft. The highest selection they have had was in 2015, when they selected center Dylan Strome at No.