By the end of the 2016 NHL draft lottery on Saturday night, we'll know which Canadian team will get to draft Auston Matthews.
2016 NHL draft lottery: Odds, time, TV schedule and how to watch online
Will Edmonton win again?
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The annual draft lottery kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on NBC on Saturday, and for the first time in a long time all six Canadian NHL teams are among the 14 teams vying for the first overall pick. The Internet is hoping the Edmonton Oilers aren't that Canadian team.
The Oilers have won the lottery four out of the last six years, including last year when they drafted generational talent Connor McDavid. Edmonton has a 13.5 percent chance of winning the first overall pick this year; last year, they had an 11.5 percent chance.
Whoever wins the first overall pick will likely end up drafting Matthews, the 18-year-old center from Arizona who registered 24 goals and 46 points in 36 games with Zurich in the Swiss-A league this year. Other top prospects include Finnish forwards Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi, who led Finland to a championship at the 2016 World Juniors earlier this year. Jakob Chychrun of the OHL’s Sarnia Sting is considered the best defenseman in the draft, and Filip Gustavsson is considered the best goaltender.
Here are the lottery odds:
| Team | Odds |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 20% |
| Edmonton Oilers | 13.5% |
| Vancouver Canucks | 11.5% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 9.5% |
| Calgary Flames | 8.5% |
| Winnipeg Jets | 7.5% |
| Arizona Coyotes | 6.5% |
| Buffalo Sabres | 6% |
| Montreal Canadiens | 5% |
| Colorado Avalanche | 3.5% |
| New Jersey Devils | 3% |
| Ottawa Senators | 2.5% |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2% |
| Boston Bruins | 1% |
How to watch
Date and time: April 30 at 8 p.m. ET
TV: NBC, CBC, TVA
Streaming: NBCSN Live Extra
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