The Canadiens, who beat the New York Rangers 4-3, finished last in the NHL as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars in overtime later in the night. The Canadians could match the Coyotes at 55 points, but they have two fewer regulation / overtime wins than Arizona.
The Montreal Canadiens close last place in the NHL 294 days after being in the Stanley Cup final. pic.twitter.com/FYJe0DeMKE – TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 28, 2022 Montreal – the city that will host the draft this year – will have an 18.5 percent chance of choosing the first set in the July draft and can not fall more than the third overall choice. The Coyotes are in 31st place in the league standings and will have a 13.5 percent chance of winning the draft lottery. The Seattle Kraken are currently third in the standings, but could overtake the Philadelphia Flyers in their last two games. One of these two clubs will have an 11.5 percent chance in the draw, while the team that will finish in 29th place will enter with 9.5 percent of the victory in the first selection. According to the new rules for this season, no team can go up more than 10 selections and only the first two selections will be decided by the draw plan. Kingston Frontenac center Shane Wright topped the TSN Hockey Insider standings in the middle of the season, with nine of the 10 scouts being asked to rank Burlington, Ont., First native overall. Russian extremist Ivan Mirosnichenko was the only other candidate to take first place.
