NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the broadcast of the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday, May 5 will, for the first time in its 30-year history, feature the drawing live in-studio, allowing viewers to follow along and learn the results at the same time as the Draft Lottery participants.

The process to determine the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft will be televised live in the United States and Canada. The NHL announced on Friday that a live drawing of lottery balls will take place on Monday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.

The Sharks have the chance to have the No. 1 pick in back-to-back years since the Edmonton Oilers in 2010-12. With a 25.5% chance to win the draft lottery, the odds are in their favor.