The Bruins moved into a top-five draft position and closer to officially being eliminated from the playoffs after Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to Washington.
At 30-36-9, the most points the Bruins can get to is 83 if they won their last seven games. Currently, the only team in playoff position with fewer points is the Montreal Canadiens, who have 79. If Montreal or anyone else gets to 84 points, the Bruins would be out regardless of how they do in their last seven games.
On the flip side, if the standings remain unchanged, the Bruins would go into the draft lottery with the fifth-best odds of picking first.
Here are the bottom six teams in the NHL, who have the best chance to finish with the No. 1 draft pick.
…………………GP—W—L—OT—Pts
Buffalo………74—32-36-6—69
Boston………75—30-36-9—69
Seattle………75—31-38-6—68
Nashville……75—27-40-8—62
Chicago……..74—21-44-9—51
San Jose……74—20-44-10-50
Here’s how the lottery works:
NHL Draft Lottery rules
All non-playoff teams are in the lottery.
“There will be two drawings, one for the No. 1 pick and one for the No. 2 pick. Once the top two picks have been determined, clubs will be slotted in reverse order of their finish in the regular-season. Teams only can move up 10 selections if it wins one of the lottery draws, a change announced by the NHL on March 23, 2021. Only the top 11 teams in lottery are eligible to receive the No. 1 selection.
If a team outside of the top 11 wins the first draw, the team with the worst record would get the No. 1 pick and the winner would move up 10 spots.
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