2024 NHL Draft Lottery
When: Tuesday, May 7 (6:30 p.m. ET)
How to watch: Sportsnet, TVA Sports, ESPN

A team can move up a maximum of 10 spots if it secures one of the lottery draws, meaning only the top 11 seeds are eligible to win the right to draft first overall.

The Pittsburgh Penguins owe the San Jose Sharks a 2024 first-round pick as part of the Erik Karlsson trade. If the Penguins move into the top 10, they can send San Jose their 2025 first-rounder instead.

Prospects to watch for

Macklin Celebrini: The Vancouver native has been the presumptive top pick his entire draft year. Celebrini did nothing but boost his stock after winning the Hobey Baker as college hockey's top player while also shining for Canada at the world juniors. He's not on the same level as Connor Bedard, but whoever lands Celebrini will be adding a foundational building block with massive potential.

Cole Eiserman: Eiserman slid down to 12th on Central Scouting's final rankings but is one of this draft's most enticing prospects. The American winger potted 82 goals in 80 games over his last two seasons with the U.S. development program.

Ivan Demidov: The top-ranked international forward oozes skill. He led SKA St. Petersburg's junior team with 60 points in 30 games before adding 28 in the playoffs. He's under contract overseas next season but should be an impact NHL forward eventually.

Artyom Levshunov: Levshunov is a virtual lock to be a top-five pick and become Belarus' highest-drafted player. The 18-year-old D-man suited up at Michigan State this past season, ranking second on the club with 35 points in 38 games. He has all the makings of a future top-four, right-side NHL defenseman with a balanced blend of physicality and mobility.

Cayden Lindstrom: Lindstrom enters the draft as the third-ranked North American skater after racking up 46 points in 32 games with the WHL's Medicine Hat Tigers. He's a strong skater with impressive size for an 18-year-old at 6-foot-3, 210 lbs.

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Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake confirmed Monday that he has no plans to buy out Pierre-Luc Dubois, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Blake acquired Dubois from the Winnipeg Jets last June in exchange for fellow forwards Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, and Rasmus Kupari, as well as a second-round pick in this year's draft.

Dubois, who'll turn 26 on June 24, played all 82 games in his first campaign in Hollywood but failed to produce to the standard he'd set over his first six NHL seasons split between the Jets and the Columbus Blue Jackets. He collected 16 goals and 24 assists, and his average ice time of 15:42 was nearly two minutes below his previous career average of 17:37.

The Quebec-born skater scored a goal in a 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. He was then held off the scoresheet entirely for the next four contests as the Oilers eliminated the Kings in five.

Dubois did post some favorable underlying numbers during the regular season, as his club controlled 53.88% of the expected goals and 53.66% of the scoring chances when he was on the ice at five-on-five, per Natural Stat Trick.

The Jets inked Dubois to an eight-year, $68-million contract shortly before sending him to Los Angeles as part of a sign-and-trade so he'd be on the books for an extra year, which the Kings weren't allowed to offer.

Anze Kopitar was Los Angeles' highest-paid forward with a $10-million cap hit this season, while Dubois was second at $8.5 million, according to CapFriendly.

Kopitar's figure will fall to $7 million in 2024-25 and 2025-26 before he's eligible for unrestricted free agency. That means unless pending restricted free agent Quinton Byfield gets more than $8.5 million in his next deal, Dubois will likely be the Kings' highest-paid forward next season. He's also under contract through 2030-31.

Dubois produced 27 goals and a career-high 36 assists in 73 games with the Jets last season. He notched a personal-best 28 tallies along with 32 helpers over 81 contests with Winnipeg in 2021-22. The Jets acquired him from the Blue Jackets for a package including Patrik Laine in January 2021.

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Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake confirmed Monday that he has no plans to buy out Pierre-Luc Dubois, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Blake acquired Dubois from the Winnipeg Jets last June in exchange for fellow forwards Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, and Rasmus Kupari, as well as a second-round pick in this year's draft.

Dubois, who'll turn 26 on June 24, played all 82 games in his first campaign in Hollywood but failed to produce to the standard he'd set over his first six NHL seasons split between the Jets and the Columbus Blue Jackets. He collected 16 goals and 24 assists, and his average ice time of 15:42 was nearly two minutes below his previous career average of 17:37.

The Quebec-born skater scored a goal in a 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. He was then held off the scoresheet entirely for the next four contests as the Oilers eliminated the Kings in five.

Dubois did post some favorable underlying numbers during the regular season, as his club controlled 53.88% of the expected goals and 53.66% of the scoring chances when he was on the ice at five-on-five, per Natural Stat Trick.

The Jets inked Dubois to an eight-year, $68-million contract shortly before sending him to Los Angeles as part of a sign-and-trade so he'd be on the books for an extra year, which the Kings weren't allowed to offer.

Anze Kopitar was Los Angeles' highest-paid forward with a $10-million cap hit this season, while Dubois was second at $8.5 million, according to CapFriendly.

Kopitar's figure will fall to $7 million in 2024-25 and 2025-26 before he's eligible for unrestricted free agency. That means unless pending restricted free agent Quinton Byfield gets more than $8.5 million in his next deal, Dubois will likely be the Kings' highest-paid forward next season. He's also under contract through 2030-31.

Dubois produced 27 goals and a career-high 36 assists in 73 games with the Jets last season. He notched a personal-best 28 tallies along with 32 helpers over 81 contests with Winnipeg in 2021-22. The Jets acquired him from the Blue Jackets for a package including Patrik Laine in January 2021.

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