2025 NHL Draft Lottery to be conducted live for the first time: Date and time officially announced

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The 2025 NHL Draft Lottery is officially set to be held at 7:00PM ET on Monday, May 5th at the NHL Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey - Where, for the first time, the lottery will be conducted live for fans to view on ESPN, Sportsnet, and TVAS.

Through a process administered, monitored, and audited by Ernst & Young (EY), one of the Big Four accounting firms, NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, will declare which two NHL teams will draft No. 1, and No. 2 overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, thereby determining the remaining subsequent draft ordering.

As a reminder, regarding the local team, the Boston Bruins drafts odds are as follows:

1st - 8.5%

2nd - 8.6%

3rd - 0.3%

4th - 0.0%

5th - 24.5%

6th - 44.0%

7th - 14.2%

8th - 32nd - 0.0%

Here's the rest of the non-playoff teams draft lottery odds via Tankathon

This latest announcement from the NHL is clearly an attempt to rid any and all remaining accusations of the draft lottery being rigged, while simultaneously attempting to offer the most entertaining, and dramatic draft lottery for fans.

Where will the Bruins be selecting in the first round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft come June 27th? We'll find out soon enough.