The NHL Draft Lottery is live tonight. The league is making a big deal of holding the drawing itself live — rather than just the reveal to various GMs after the complex lottery ball process is complete. It will be televised at 7 p.m. EDT, with the Islanders having a 3.5% chance at the #1 pick.
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Meanwhile, it was an epic weekend of Game 7 collapses to finish out the first round of the playoffs. What could be better than Saturday, when the Avalanche blew a 2-0 third-period lead while allowing castaway star Mikko Rantanen to cap the Stars’ comeback with an empty netter for the hat trick?