STOCKHOLM, (OTHL) -- Columbus had a 18.8% chance of winning the lottery, and moving into the top spot of the draft, and when ball number: 2796 flew out of the machine, those 18.8% was a fact. Columbus, who had the second overall pick, now moves into first, putting the Minnesota Wild, who owned the worse record in the league, down a peg. The Wild will pick as number two in the draft, with the NY Rangers picking as third. The Maple Leafs, who obtained the Los Angeles Kings draft pick earlier, will then pick as number four, while St Louis will have the honor of rounding out the top five.
Minnesota (25.0%)
Columbus (18.8%)
NY Rangers (14.2%)
Los Angeles (10.7%)
St Louis (8.1%)
Buffalo (6.2%)
Phoenix (4.7%)
San Jose (3.6%)
Carolina (2.7%)
Pittsburgh (2.1%)
Dallas (1.5%)
Philadelphia (1.1%)
Atlanta (0.8%)
Montreal (0.5%)
1, Columbus
2, Minnesota
3, NY Rangers
4, Los Angeles - Traded to Toronto
5, St Louis
6, Buffalo
7, Phoenix - Traded to Columbus
8, San Jose - Traded to Los Angeles
9, Carolina
10, Pittsburgh - Traded to Nashville
11, Dallas
12, Philadelphia
13, Atlanta
14, Montreal