For Immediate Release April 9, 2019 Devils
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2019 DEVILS WIN LOTTERY AND FIRST SELECTION IN 2019 NHL DRAFT; RANGERS, BLACKHAWKS LAND 2ND, 3RD OVERALL PICKS TORONTO (April 9, 2019) -- The New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks own the first, second and third overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2019 NHL Draft as a result of the 2019 NHL Draft Lottery Drawing in Toronto. The clubs that did not qualify for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs – or the clubs that acquired the first-round picks of the non-playoff clubs – participated in the 2019 NHL Draft Lottery. The order of selection for the first 15 drafting positions in the First Round, only, of the 2019 NHL Draft is as follows: 1. New Jersey Devils 2. New York Rangers 3. Chicago Blackhawks 4. Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa) 5. Los Angeles Kings 6. Detroit Red Wings 7. Buffalo Sabres 8. Edmonton Oilers 9. Anaheim Ducks 10. Vancouver Canucks 11. Philadelphia Flyers 12. Minnesota Wild 13. Florida Panthers 14. Arizona Coyotes 15. Montreal Canadiens The remaining positions are determined by the results of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Three draws were held: the first drawing determined the club selecting first overall, the second drawing determined the club selecting second overall and the third drawing determined the club selecting third overall. Once a club was assigned a pick, it was ineligible for further participation in subsequent drawings. - more - Page 2 of 3 Devils Win No. 1 Drafting Position In the drawing that determined the No. 1 drafting position, the Devils had the 3rd- greatest percentage likelihood of being selected based on inverse order of regular-season finish (11.5%).
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