2015 NHL Draft Lottery: Jackets have shot at McDavid

The NHL playoffs are well underway, but this evening the clubs who failed to make the postseason will be uniquely focused on something that can potentially alter their future in a huge way: the NHL Draft Lottery.

In previous seasons, the non-playoff teams took part in a weighted lottery to move up a maximum of four spots, with the team finishing in last place having a greater chance of winning than the team finishing 17th and just out of the playoffs. This meant that only teams picking in the top five had a chance of moving up to the top pick.

For this season, the rules were changed to distribute the odds a bit more throughout, with the worst team having a lower chance of winning the lottery.…