Today is the big day for the 16 teams in the NHL that did not make the playoffs this season. The NHL will conduct a draft lottery tonight at 7:00pm eastern. In a more exciting move, this year will be the first time the draw will be conducted live, in the past the NHL has revealed the cards after the fact. From the league:
Instead of watching a countdown from 16 to 1 after the lottery balls have been drawn behind the scenes, fans will watch on live TV as the lottery balls are drawn at NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, on May 5 (7 p.