The Detroit Red Wings should know shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday whether their rebuild will receivepotentially a huge boost.
That’s when the NHL draft lottery will be conducted, with 16 teams vying for a chance to call out the first name at the virtual event July 23. Michigan defenseman Owen Power, who is currently playing for Canada at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia, is projected to be the first overall pick.
The Wings have a 7.6% chance of getting the first pick. Their 19-27-10 record was fifth-worst in the final standings, but they were bumped back one spot becauseexpansion Seattle automatically slotted into the third-best odds, at 10.