All teams missing the playoffs are in the Lottery

Teams with the least points get more chances at winning the Lottery

The 1st overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls

The 2nd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls

Remaining lottery teams, sorted by points, fill out picks 3-16

Ties are broken by teams' total number of regulation wins (RW), regulation and non-shootout overtime wins (ROW), and then head-to-head if still tied

Playoff teams that did not win their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks

Playoff teams that won their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks

Conference finals losers sorted by points are assigned picks 29 and 30

Stanley Cup runner-up is assigned pick 31

Stanley Cup champion is assigned pick 32

Note: This site uses points-per-game instead of points to account for different number of games played between teams