The Pittsburgh Penguins came oh, so, close to getting the first overall pick by way of winning the lottery draft on Monday night.
In an electric, but sometimes confusing televised lottery draft, the NHL conducted a live drawing of four lottery balls. The four balls made were then matched to combinations setup to determine which club would win.
After three balls were selected in the first drawing, the Penguins were in remarkably good shape. If the final ball ended up being a 1 or a 10, it would have matched their combinations and they would have moved up to gain the first overall selection.