The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery will be held in phases starting with the First Phase on Friday, June 26. How the draft lottery will goIt will consist of three drawings and include the seven teams whose season ended and eight placeholder positions. The eight potential losing teams from the qualifiers will be represented in the First Phase of the draft lottery as unassigned picks. 1 pickOttawa Senators (.437) -- 13.5 percentOttawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks, .450) -- 11.5 percentLos Angeles Kings (.457) -- 9.5 percentAnaheim Ducks (.472) -- 8.5 percentNew Jersey Devils (.493) -- 7.5 percentBuffalo Sabres (.493) -- 6.5 percentQualifier Team A -- 6.0 percentQualifier Team B -- 5.0 percentQualifier Team C -- 3.5 percentQualifier Team D -- 3.0 percentQualifier Team E -- 2.5 percentQualifier Team F -- 2.0 percentQualifier Team G -- 1.5 percentQualifier Team H -- 1.0 percentTop prospectsWinger Alexis Lafreniere, out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), is expected to go first overall. Follow updates from the First Phase lottery drawing here:

The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery will be held in phases starting with the First Phase on Friday, June 26. Draft lottery detailsWhen: 8 p.m. Friday, June 26Where: NHL Networks Secaucus, N.J., studioTV: NBCSN, NHL Network (U.S.), Sportsnet and TVA (Canada). 2020 NHL Draft Lottery phase 1: Follow updates hereAlthough its unclear if the NHL playoffs actually will proceed amid the pandemic, the plan remains to have the playoffs in late July. 1 pickOttawa Senators (.437) -- 13.5 percentOttawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks, .450) -- 11.5 percentLos Angeles Kings (.457) -- 9.5 percentAnaheim Ducks (.472) -- 8.5 percentNew Jersey Devils (.493) -- 7.5 percentBuffalo Sabres (.493) -- 6.5 percentQualifier Team A -- 6.0 percentQualifier Team B -- 5.0 percentQualifier Team C -- 3.5 percentQualifier Team D -- 3.0 percentQualifier Team E -- 2.5 percentQualifier Team F -- 2.0 percentQualifier Team G -- 1.5 percentQualifier Team H -- 1.0 percentTop prospectsWinger Alexis Lafreniere, out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), is expected to go first overall. Last year, the Red Wings selected 11 players in the 2019 NHL Draft, starting with a German defenseman in the 1st round.