How Flames can make NHL Draft history with result vs. Kings tonight
Calgary can put itself in good position.
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The Calgary Flames have not had the season they wanted. But on Thursday night, they can secure something quite valuable for themselves as far as the NHL Draft lottery goes. If the Flames get either zero or one point on Thursday, they'll lock in the third-best odds for the lottery.
They take on the Los Angeles Kings and simply have to avoid a win to secure those odds. Calgary has never picked in the top-three of the NHL Draft, and while the odds don't guarantee it, they give the Flames the best chance available to them. MORE: Maple Leafs' president brought AI trade pitches to deadline meetings The odds for each of the first-five selections if the Flames keep the 3-spot in the lottery odds are: 1st: 11.
5% 2nd: 11. 2% 3rd: 7. 8% 4th: 39.