The National Hockey League will hold Phase 2 of the draft lottery tonight and the Florida Panthers are one of eight teams still in the running for the first overall pick in the 2020 Entry Draft, which, by allindicactions, will be forward Lafreniere.
The lottery will be held in the NHL’s studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, and will be hosted by NHL Network’s Jamie Hersch. The broadcast starts at 6:00 p.m. with coverage handled by both NBCSN and NHL Network here in the United States.
This second lottery is a rather straight-forward affair. The teams eliminated in the Qualifying Round last week (Minnesota, Winnipeg, New York Rangers, Nashville, Florida, Toronto, Edmonton, Pittsburgh) all have a one-in-eight chance (12.