April 29 saw the 2013 NHL Draft Lottery take place, which would decide the draft order from 1 to 14 in the upcoming draft, decided by the 14 teams that did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This was the order of placing, and their odds going into the lottery.

Rank	Team	% of Winning	Points
1	Florida Panthers	25.0	36
2	Colorado Avalanche	18.8	39
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	14.2	40
4	Nashville Predators	10.7	41
5	Carolina Hurricanes	8.1	42
6	Calgary Flames	6.2	42
7	Edmonton Oilers	4.7	45
8	Buffalo Sabres	3.6	48
9	New Jersey Devils	2.7	48
10	Dallas Stars	2.1	48
11	Philadelphia Flyers	1.5	49
12	Phoenix Coyotes	1.1	51
13	Winnipeg Jets	0.8	51
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	0.5	55

The lottery results however, showed a slightly different story. They showed that being the worst team in the NHL, doesn’t necessarily grant you the First Overall Pick, as the Colorado Avalanche move up from 2 to 1, at the expense of the Florida Panthers, who take the 2 spot. Otherwise, there was a status quo with all other positions, meaning the draft order for the first 14 picks in the draft at the moment, are as follows:

Rank	Team
1	Colorado Avalanche
2	Florida Panthers
3	Tampa Bay Lightning
4	Nashville Predators
5	Carolina Hurricanes
6	Calgary Flames
7	Edmonton Oilers
8	Buffalo Sabres
9	New Jersey Devils
10	Dallas Stars
11	Philadelphia Flyers
12	Phoenix Coyotes
13	Winnipeg Jets
14	Columbus Blue Jackets

The 2013 NHL Draft will be held Sunday June 30.