The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery will be held on Wednesday, June 2, at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, NJ. The draft lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 16 picks in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft. The 2021 NHL Draft will be held virtually on July 23 and 24.
Using the website http://www.tankathon.com, the 2021 Draft Lottery was simulated 100 times to see how many times each team will get the 1st and 2nd overall pick.
Here are the odds each team has at obtaining the 1st and 2nd overall picks in the NHL Draft:
| Team | 1st overall pick Odds | 2nd overall pick Odds |
| Sabres | 16.6 | 15.0 |
| Ducks | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| Kraken | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Devils | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Blue Jackets | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Red Wings | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Sharks | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Kings | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Canucks | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Senators | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Coyotes (Pick is forfeited) | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Blackhawks | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Flames | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Flyers | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Stars | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Rangers | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Here are the results of the 100 draft lottery simulations:
| Team | 1st overall pick | 2nd overall pick |
| Sabres | 18 | 17 |
| Ducks | 14 | 6 |
| Kraken | 8 | 4 |
| Devils | 8 | 12 |
| Blue Jackets | 3 | 11 |
| Red Wings | 10 | 8 |
| Sharks | 7 | 5 |
| Kings | 6 | 8 |
| Canucks | 8 | 9 |
| Senators | 4 | 4 |
| Coyotes (Pick is forfeited) | 3 | 6 |
| Blackhawks | 5 | 0 |
| Flames | 3 | 2 |
| Flyers | 1 | 5 |
| Stars | 1 | 2 |
| Rangers | 1 | 1 |
Teams that got “lucky” in the simulation based on odds:
Red Wings (1st overall)
Canucks (1st overall)
Blackhawks (1st overall)
Blue Jackets (2nd overall)
Canucks (2nd overall)
Coyotes (2nd overall)
Flyers (2nd overall)
Teams that got “unlucky” in the simulation based on odds:
Blue Jackets (1st overall)
Ducks (2nd overall)
Kraken (2nd overall)
Blackhawks (2nd overall)
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