The NHL draft lottery will take place Saturday in Toronto to determine the top 15 picks in this year’s draft. The Chicago Blackhawks have the seventh-best odds at 6.5 percent to winning the top overall pick.
Picks 4-15 will be announced during the “2018 NHL Draft Lottery Show” prior to Game 2 of the second round between San Jose and Vegas on NBC Sports Network. The top three picks will be revealed during the second intermission.
BLACKHAWKS
**From Russia with luck: Blackhawks hoping to hit the jackpot in draft lottery (Chicago Sun-Times)
**Game 3: Ejdsell, IceHogs outlast Wolves to finish sweep (SCH)
**Format revealed for NHL draft lottery (SCH)
**Which Hawks will play at Worlds? (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Game 1: Hellebuyck makes 47 saves, Jets top Preds (Arctic Ice Hockey)
**Jets prospect Vesalainen wins SM-Liiga Championship (Arctic Ice Hockey)
NHL
**Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores and more (SBN)
**Hall, Kopitar, MacKinnon named Hart Trophy finalists (PHT)
**NHL suspends Sharks’ Kane for Game 2 (Fear The Fin)
**Bruins’ Marchand denies being told to stop licking other players (SBN)
**Burke stepping away from Flames organization (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
**Canadiens name Dominique Ducharme assistant coach (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
**Bozak hopes to re-sign with Maple Leafs in free agency (theScore)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Offseason outlook: Notre Dame (SBNCH)
**OHL Playoffs: Kopacka lifts Greyounds over Rangers (Sportsnet)