Canadiens win 2022 NHL Draft Lottery
The Montreal Canadiens won the draft lottery Tuesday and will get the No. 1 selection in the upcoming 2022 NHL Draft hosted in Montreal.
The Canadiens haven't drafted first overall since the club selected Doug Wickenheiser in 1980.
New Jersey moved up to second overall after entering Tuesday with the fifth-best odds of winning the lottery.
Here are the full results:
| Pick | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | Arizona Coyotes |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets (via Chicago) |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators |
| 8 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 9 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 10 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 11 | San Jose Sharks |
| 12 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 13 | New York Islanders |
| 14 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 16 | Buffalo Sabres (via Vegas) |
Shane Wright has for years been the consensus No. 1 pick for the 2022 draft. He was granted exceptional-player status in the OHL as a 15-year-old for the 2019-20 season. Wright posted 94 points in 63 games with the Kingston Frontenacs during the 2021-22 campaign.
This will be the Devils' fourth pick in the top five of the draft since 2017. The club selected Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes first overall and Luke Hughes fourth overall over that period.
Forwards Logan Cooley and Juraj Slafkovsky are projected to round out the top three picks of this year's draft.