{"id":317463,"date":"2026-04-12T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=317463"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:10:26","slug":"odds-of-winning-the-nhl-draft-lottery-and-first-round-matchups-april-eleventh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/odds-of-winning-the-nhl-draft-lottery-and-first-round-matchups-april-eleventh\/","title":{"rendered":"Odds of Winning the NHL Draft Lottery and First Round Matchups &#8211; April eleventh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"the-odds-of-winning-the-draft-lottery-as-of-april-11th\"><strong>The percentages of winning the draft lottery as of April eleventh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96633\" style=\"width: 859px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image from Tankathon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"eastern-conference-matchups-as-of-april-11th\"><strong>Eastern Conference matchups as of April eleventh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96635\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96635\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sabres-Bruins-Apr-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sabres-Bruins-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sabres-Bruins-Apr-10-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sabres-Bruins-Apr-10-1-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96634\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96634\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Canadiens-Lightning-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Canadiens-Lightning-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Canadiens-Lightning-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Canadiens-Lightning-Apr-10-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96636\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96636\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hurricanes-Senators-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricanes-Senators-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hurricanes-Senators-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hurricanes-Senators-Apr-10-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96643\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96643\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penguins-Flyers-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Penguins-Flyers-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penguins-Flyers-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penguins-Flyers-Apr-10-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"western-conference-matchups-as-of-april-11th\"><strong>Western Conference matchups as of April eleventh<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96637\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96637\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Avs-Kings-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Avs-Kings-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Avs-Kings-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Avs-Kings-Apr-10-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96640\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stars-Wild-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Stars-Wild-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stars-Wild-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stars-Wild-Apr-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96639\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oilers-Mammoth-Apr-10.jpg\" alt=\"Oilers-Mammoth-Apr-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oilers-Mammoth-Apr-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/s47317.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oilers-Mammoth-Apr-10-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First round matchup \u2013 Edmonton Oilers and Utah Mammoth \u2013 Image from theScore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure 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