NHL Draft Lottery 2018: Start Time, TV Schedule, Live Stream and Odds

The winner of the Rasmus Dahlin sweepstakes will be determined in Saturday's NHL draft lottery.

The Swedish defenseman, who is the consensus No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NHL draft, will learn his NHL destination once the lottery concludes.

Barring a complete shock between Saturday and the draft, Dahlin will hear his name called first at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on June 22.

The Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators and Arizona Coyotes have the best chances to earn the right to draft Dahlin, while 12 other teams hope they get lucky and jump over the three worst teams from the 2018 regular season.

2018 NHL Draft Lottery Info

Start Time: Pick Nos. 4-15 revealed at 7:30 p.m. ET, Pick Nos. 1-3 announced during the second intermission of Vegas-San Jose Game 2 at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET.

TV: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live

Odds to Earn No. 1 Pick

Buffalo Sabres (18.5 percent)

Ottawa Senators (13.5 percent)

Arizona Coyotes (11.5 percent)

Montreal Canadiens (9.5 percent)

Detroit Red Wings (8.5 percent)

Vancouver Canucks (7.5 percent)

Chicago Blackhawks (6.5 percent)

New York Rangers (6 percent)

Edmonton Oilers (5 percent)

New York Islanders (3.5 percent)

Carolina Hurricanes (3 percent)

New York Islanders (from Calgary; 2.5 percent)

Dallas Stars (2 percent)

St. Louis Blues (1.5 percent)

Florida Panthers (1 percent)

Odds obtained from NHL.com.

Buffalo Not Guaranteed to Earn No. 1 Pick

The Sabres have the best chance of earning the No. 1 overall pick, but with the lottery system in place, anything can happen.

Only one team with the worst record in the regular season in the past six years won the draft lottery, while seven franchises secured the No. 1 pick with the league's worst record in 23 drawings.

Buffalo missed out on Aaron Ekblad in 2014 and Connor McDavid in 2015 despite owning the worst record in hockey.

The Sabres selected Sam Reinhart with the No. 2 pick in 2014 and Jack Eichel directly behind McDavid in 2015.

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Although Reinhart and Eichel have found individual success with the Sabres, the organization hasn't put it all together.

If Buffalo wins the draft lottery, it would have three young stars and the opportunity to work its way back into the playoff discussion.

Teams With Lesser Odds Have More Hope After 2017 Lottery

Of the five teams with the best odds to pick first in 2017, the New Jersey Devils were the only one to secure a selection in the top three.

The Devils, who chose Nico Hischier with the No. 1 overall pick a year ago, entered the draft lottery with an 8.5 percent chance to win it.

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The Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars had slimmer odds to pick in the top three, but both lucked out and were placed beneath the Devils in the selection order.

In 2016, the teams that picked in the top three came from the group of six franchises with the best odds to select at the top of the first round.

Given the results of the 2017 lottery, there is hope for teams with odds of eight percent or lower to secure the talents of Dahlin.

For teams like the Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars, who barely missed out on the postseason, Dahlin's unlikely addition would boost them into the playoff conversation for the 2018-19 campaign.

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