The Calgary Flames begin their final three games of the season tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. Playoffs aren’t at stake, but the Flames can improve or damage their positioning in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The lottery order, at a glance
The draft order, pre-lottery, is set in reverse order of the standings. Seattle is guaranteed to have the third-best odds (and therefore defaults to the third-best pick).
| Pick | Team | Points | RegW |
| 1 | Buffalo | 37 | 11 |
| 2 | Anaheim | 43 | 11 |
| 3 | Seattle | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | New Jersey | 45 | 15 |
| 5 | VANCOUVER | 47 | 16 |
| 6 | Columbus | 48 | 12 |
| 7 | Detroit | 48 | 15 |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 49 | 19 |
| 10 | Ottawa | 51 | 18 |
| 11 | CALGARY | 51 | 21 |
| 12 | Arizona* | 54 | 19 |
| 13 | Chicago | 55 | 15 |
| 14 | Philadelphia | 58 | 17 |
| 15 | Dallas | 60 | 17 |
| 16 | NY Rangers | 60 | 24 |
(Note: Arizona forfeited their first round pick, so the league is going to re-draw the lottery if they win.