The New York Islanders have the best shot after finishing 30th during the regular season. They have a 25 per cent chance of being drawn by deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
League rules stipulate that a team can only move up four positions so Tampa (18.8 per cent), Colorado (14.2 per cent), Atlanta (10.7 per cent) and Los Angeles (8.1 per cent) are the only other squads with a chance to win the lottery. Teams can only drop one place lower than where they finished in the standings - meaning the Islanders will pick no lower than second. Tavares and Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman are the two most coveted players in the draft, which will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26-27.
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