For the second time in four years, the Islanders will select fifteenth overall in the NHL Draft.
In what turned out to be a surprisingly eventful lottery, the Devils vaulted four teams — including the notoriously anemic Colorado Avalanche — for the first pick in the event.
The Isles, who entered the lottery with a 97 percent chance of landing the fifteenth pick, did just that. After the first three picks were determined by a drawing of ping pong balls, the remaining teams were sorted by final regular season standings, which adversely affected the Brooklyn franchise.