The San Jose Sharks prevailed in the NHL Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, securing the No. 1 pick and the right to select Macklin Celebrini next month.

The Sharks had the highest odds of nabbing the top pick, with an 18.5% chance.

Here's the order following the proceedings:

The order matched the odds exactly, making it the first lottery since 2010 in which no team moved up or down relative to their chances.

The Sharks will also draft 14th because the Pittsburgh Penguins owe them the selection as part of the Erik Karlsson trade. Had the Penguins landed in the top 10, they could've sent their 2025 first-rounder to San Jose instead.

Pittsburgh could still end up with a first-round selection if the Carolina Hurricanes reach the Stanley Cup Final, per the conditions in the Jake Guentzel swap.

Sharks general manager Mike Grier praised Celebrini's versatility and work ethic when asked about him on the broadcast.

“He's a 200-foot player, which is rare for someone who is as offensively gifted as he is," the GM said on ESPN. "As a 17-year-old, he plays a real complete game on both ends of the ice. He cares. I love his competitiveness. I watch him practice, and he works every drill. He goes as hard as he can in every drill, wants to win every puck battle. I think he's a real unique player at this age. (He) plays a full, complete game. We're really excited.”

The Chicago Blackhawks picked first last year, landing Calder Trophy finalist Connor Bedard. The Anaheim Ducks chose Leo Carlsson second overall in 2023, while the Columbus Blue Jackets went third and took Adam Fantilli. The Sharks grabbed Will Smith fourth overall in that event.

This year's draft will take place June 28 and 29 at Sphere in Las Vegas.

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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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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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Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews returned to the lineup for Saturday's 2-1 Game 7 overtime loss against the Boston Bruins.

Matthews missed the last two games of the first-round series, as well as the third period of Game 4. He was initially dealing with an illness but reportedly also had an undisclosed injury.

The sniper skated on a line with Calle Jarnkrok and Pontus Holmberg.

The Leafs took some unusual steps at morning skate to conceal any possible signs that would've indicated whether Matthews would play.

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe also tried not to give anything away when he spoke to reporters after the on-ice session.

"As of right now, we're proceeding as we've been," Keefe said, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.

Toronto won both tilts with Matthews out of action by 2-1 margins, including an overtime victory in Game 5. The Leafs rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to force Game 7.

Matthews led the NHL with 69 goals this season, claiming the "Rocket" Richard Trophy for the third time in four years. He's also a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy.

The 26-year-old netted the game-winner in Game 2 and assisted on the Leafs' other two goals in the 3-2 victory but was held off the scoresheet in his other previous appearances.

Matthews registered an assist and three shots on goal in Toronto's season-ending loss.

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Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks, Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators, and Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets are this season's finalists for the Jack Adams Award, which the NHL hands out annually to its top head coach.

Tocchet, a first-time finalist, led the Canucks to the Pacific Division title in his first full campaign behind their bench after replacing Bruce Boudreau in 2022-23. Vancouver went 50-23-9, earning 12 more wins than it notched one season prior and reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2019-20.

Brunette guided the Predators to a remarkable midseason turnaround in which they went on a 14-0-2 run after the bench boss and Preds general manager Barry Trotz prohibited the players from attending a U2 concert at Las Vegas' Sphere in February.

Bowness helped the Jets finish second in the Central Division at 52-24-6. Under his stewardship, Winnipeg improved by six victories over the previous campaign after buying out ex-captain Blake Wheeler and trading Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings for a package including Gabriel Vilardi.

This past campaign was the 69-year-old's 14th as a head coach and 36th as either a head coach or assistant. But this is the first time he's been a Jack Adams finalist.

Brunette was the runner-up in 2021-22 while with the Florida Panthers. However, they fired him upon losing in the second round of the playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy thanks to their regular-season dominance.

“It’s a tremendous honor (to be a finalist)," Brunette said Friday, according to NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. "Last time it didn’t go quite as well. I think I lost my job a little while later, so I don't know how to take it anymore.”

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery took home this award last season. The NHL Broadcasters' Association votes to determine the winner.

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Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram, Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington, and Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen are the 2023-24 finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Andersen missed 49 games this season due to a blood clotting issue after doctors discovered it just five contests into his campaign. The 34-year-old went 9-1-0 with a .951 save percentage and three shutouts upon returning in March, helping the Hurricanes finish third in the league standings.

Ingram almost retired in 2021 due to undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression before he entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. The 27-year-old puck-stopper grabbed the Coyotes' No. 1 job this season and exceeded expectations for the lackluster squad. He posted a .907 save percentage and tied for the NHL lead with six shutouts in 50 games.

Kylington rejoined the Flames in January after spending over a year and a half away from the club to prioritize his mental health. He opened up about it upon returning, saying he had been concerned he wouldn't be able to continue playing. Kylington, who turns 27 on May 19, logged 33 games for Calgary in 2023-24, chipping in three goals and five assists while averaging 17:15 of ice time. The Flames drafted him 60th overall in 2015.

The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey." The Professional Hockey Writers Association votes to determine the winner.

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Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram, Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington, and Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen are the 2023-24 finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Andersen missed 49 games this season due to a blood clotting issue after doctors discovered it just five contests into his campaign. The 34-year-old went 9-1-0 with a .951 save percentage and three shutouts upon returning in March, helping the Hurricanes finish third in the league standings.

Ingram almost retired in 2021 due to undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression before he entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. The 27-year-old puck-stopper grabbed the Coyotes' No. 1 job this season and exceeded expectations for the lackluster squad. He posted a .907 save percentage and tied for the NHL lead with six shutouts in 50 games.

Kylington rejoined the Flames in January after spending over a year and a half away from the club to prioritize his mental health. He opened up about it upon returning, saying he had been concerned he wouldn't be able to continue playing. Kylington, who turns 27 on May 19, logged 33 games for Calgary in 2023-24, chipping in three goals and five assists while averaging 17:15 of ice time. The Flames drafted him 60th overall in 2015.

The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey." The Professional Hockey Writers Association votes to determine the winner.

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Anze Kopitar didn't need many words to summarize how he and his Los Angeles Kings were coping knowing the Edmonton Oilers vanquished them from the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again Wednesday.

"(It's) definitely a disappointing feeling, obviously, for the third year in a row, and yeah, it just sucks right now," the Kings captain said postgame.

Kopitar wasn't interested in criticizing the officiating in the decisive contest or the series as a whole.

"Whether they were penalties or not, the bottom line is we've got to get the job done on the penalty kill and we didn't do it throughout the five games," he said. "It wasn't just (Wednesday night)."

The Oilers went nine-for-20 (45%) on the power play in the series. Edmonton also scored two goals in Game 5 that came seconds (four and three, respectively) after a Kings penalty expired.

Drew Doughty echoed Kopitar's sentiment about falling to the Oilers yet again, calling it "super frustrating." Like the captain, he pointed to the Kings' penalty kill as a sore spot.

"Yes, they have an amazing (power play), amazing players, and (they) threw a lot of different things at us, but a lot of those goals were preventable, in my opinion," the veteran defenseman said. "If we had a better P.K., I think the series would've been - I mean, we would've taken it deeper, for sure."

Doughty also avoided taking shots at the referees.

"When you watch the video, you might see something different, but they're trying to do their best just like we're trying to do our best out there, and I'm not going to put any blame on the refs," he said. "We lost 4-1 in the series, so that had nothing to do with reffing."

Kings head coach Jim Hiller agreed with his players that the reason for their first-round exit this time around wasn't complicated.

"It's a pretty simple write-up on this one," he said. "You saw one team execute and one team not on special teams."

Kopitar and Doughty are under contract through 2025-26 and 2026-27, respectively. But the Kings have several pending unrestricted free agents, including all three of their goaltenders, forward Viktor Arvidsson, and defenseman Matt Roy.

The Oilers will face either the Vancouver Canucks or Nashville Predators in the second round. The Canucks lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 scheduled for Friday night in Tennessee.

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Anze Kopitar didn't need many words to summarize how he and his Los Angeles Kings were coping knowing the Edmonton Oilers vanquished them from the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again Wednesday.

"(It's) definitely a disappointing feeling, obviously, for the third year in a row, and yeah, it just sucks right now," the Kings captain said postgame.

Kopitar wasn't interested in criticizing the officiating in the decisive contest or the series as a whole.

"Whether they were penalties or not, the bottom line is we've got to get the job done on the penalty kill and we didn't do it throughout the five games," he said. "It wasn't just (Wednesday night)."

The Oilers went nine-for-20 (45%) on the power play in the series. Edmonton also scored two goals in Game 5 that came seconds (four and three, respectively) after a Kings penalty expired.

Drew Doughty echoed Kopitar's sentiment about falling to the Oilers yet again, calling it "super frustrating." Like the captain, he pointed to the Kings' penalty kill as a sore spot.

"Yes, they have an amazing (power play), amazing players, and (they) threw a lot of different things at us, but a lot of those goals were preventable, in my opinion," the veteran defenseman said. "If we had a better P.K., I think the series would've been - I mean, we would've taken it deeper, for sure."

Doughty also avoided taking shots at the referees.

"When you watch the video, you might see something different, but they're trying to do their best just like we're trying to do our best out there, and I'm not going to put any blame on the refs," he said. "We lost 4-1 in the series, so that had nothing to do with reffing."

Kings head coach Jim Hiller agreed with his players that the reason for their first-round exit this time around wasn't complicated.

"It's a pretty simple write-up on this one," he said. "You saw one team execute and one team not on special teams."

Kopitar and Doughty are under contract through 2025-26 and 2026-27, respectively. But the Kings have several pending unrestricted free agents, including all three of their goaltenders, forward Viktor Arvidsson, and defenseman Matt Roy.

The Oilers will face either the Vancouver Canucks or Nashville Predators in the second round. The Canucks lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 scheduled for Friday night in Tennessee.

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