The NHL is making a big change for its 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5. Instead of holding the actual drawing behind the scenes and then revealing

The Islanders won the No. 1 pick with long-shot odds. With the full benefit of hindsight, some very specific games had their say.

One week after the NHL’s draft lottery decided which franchise received the first-overall pick, it’s time for a new round of draft rankings.

The Islanders won the first lottery and received the No. 1 pick. The post The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery Utilized a Unique Rule for the First Time appeared first on Front Office Sports.

The process to determine the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft will be televised live in the United States and Canada. The NHL announced on Friday that a live drawing of lottery balls will take place on Monday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio, allowing viewers to follow along and learn the results at the same time as the Draft Lottery participants.

The New York Islanders have the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft after surprisingly moving up 10 spots to win Monday night's lottery. The newly founded