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Odds of Winning the NHL Draft Lottery and First Round Matchups – April 12th

by sports•April 12, 2026•0

Odds of Winning the NHL Draft Lottery and First Round Matchups – April 12th

The odds of winning the draft lottery as of April 12th

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Eastern Conference matchups as of April 12th

NHL Playoffs first-round matchups and NHL draft lottery odds for April 12th — First round matchup – Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators – Image from theScore

Canadiens-Lightning-Apr-10 — First round matchup – Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning – Image from theScore

Potential Stanley Cup playoff matchup as of April 12th - Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins — First round matchup – Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins – Image from theScore

Penguins-Flyers-Apr-10 — First round matchup – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers – Image from theScore

Western Conference matchups as of April 11th

Avs-Kings-Apr-10 — First round matchup – Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings – Image from theScore

Stars-Wild-Apr-10 — First round matchup – Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild – Image from theScore

Potential Stanley Cup playoff first round matchup - Vegas Golden Knights and the Utah Mammoth — First round matchup – Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth – Image from theScore

Potential Stanley Cup playoff first round matchup - Edmonton Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks — First round matchup – Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks – Image from theScore

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