St. Louis had miniscule 0.5 percent chance at moving into top selection; Sharks win lottery, expected to select BU's Macklin Celebrini with top overall pick
ST. LOUIS -- There were no surprises when it came to the NHL Draft Lottery, including that for the St. Louis Blues.
The NHL Draft Lottery was held late Tuesday afternoon and the San Jose Sharks won the lottery, which means they will likely make Macklin Celebrini out of Boston University as the No. 1 overall pick at the 2024 NHL Draft, which will take place at The Sphere in Las Vegas June 28-29.
The Blues positions did not change for any of the 16 participants, including that of the Blues, who remained at No. 16; they had a 0.5 percent chance at winning the lottery.
Last season, the Blues, who will have a first, two seconds, two thirds, a fourth, a fifth and two seventh-round picks in this year's draft barring any trades, had three first-round picks and took center Dalibor Dvorsky at No. 10, center Otto Stenberg at No. 25 and defenseman Theo Lindstein at No. 29.
Aside from last season, it's the highest the Blues will pick since taking Zack Bolduc at No. 17 in 2021.
