[Bleacher Nation] - 2025 NHL Draft Lottery: Blackhawks Will Select Third Overall

The NHL hosted its annual draft lottery on Monday evening, and we got to watch the ping pong balls name a winner live for the first time this year. The Blackhawks entered the night with the second-best chances of winning the lottery by virtue of having the second-worst record in the league during the regular season. John Buccigross was right there next to the popcorn machine in the studio at ESPN with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. And…. (drumroll….) The New York Islanders won the