The order of selection for the first 14 drafting positions in the Entry Draft is as follows:
1. Carolina Hurricanes
2. New Jersey Devils
3. New York Islanders
4. Montreal Canadiens
5. San Jose Sharks
6. Calgary Flames
7. Florida Panthers
8. Tampa Bay Lightning
9. Minnesota Wild
10. Edmonton Oilers
11. Detroit Red Wings
12. Buffalo Sabres
13. St. Louis Blues
14. Nashville Predators
The remaining drafting positions will be determined at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Draft Drawing is a weighted system to give teams that finished with the fewest points during the regular season the greatest chance of having their combination selected. The New Jersey Devils, who finished the regular season with the fewest points, were assigned the greatest number of combinations, representing a 25% likelihood that their combination would emerge. The New York Islanders were assigned 19.9% of the combinations, followed by the Carolina Hurricanes (15.6%) and the Montreal Canadiens (11.9%). The remaining teams had the following chances: 8.8%, 6.3%, 4.3%, 2.8%, 1.7%, 1.1%, 0.8%, 0.7%, 0.6% and 0.5%.
Also auto-generated is something you can insert directly into your draftpicks.ehm file. Insert this section of draft picks over your current year and you will have a draft that involves the draft order you just generated.