Stars take 13th pick in Draft Lottery

The Dallas Stars went into Saturday night's NHL Draft Lottery with the 13th-best odds to secure the first overall pick in this summer's NHL Draft in Dallas, and they came out of it with the 13th overall pick in the first round.
The Stars, who won the third overall pick in last year's draft lottery and selected defenseman Miro Heiskanen, had a 2.0 percent chance of landing the first overall pick this year and a 6.6 percent chance of landing a top-three pick this year. They also had an 85.5 percent chance of landing the 13thoverall pick, and that's where they ended up.

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The last time the Stars selected 13th overall was 2012 when they selected center Radek Faksa out of Kitchener of the Ontario Hockey League.
Buffalo won Saturday's draft lottery to secure the first overall pick in this summer's draft, which will be held in Dallas June 22-23. The Sabres had the best odds of winning the draft lottery at 18.5 percent. Carolina, which had the 11th best up odds, moved up to secure the second overall pick. Montreal, which ranked fourth in the lottery odds, ended up with the third overall pick.

Draft Lottery results

Here are the Draft Lottery results, which determined the top 15 picks in the draft. The rest of the draft order will be released at a later date.
1. Buffalo
2. Carolina
3. Montreal
4. Ottawa
5. Arizona
6. Detroit
7. Vancouver
8. Chicago
9. New York Rangers
10. Edmonton
11. New York Islanders
12. New York Islanders (from Calgary)
13. Dallas
14. Philadelphia (from St. Louis)
15. Florida

Top prospects

Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is considered the top prospect for this year's draft. Forwards Andrei Svechnikov, Filip Zadina, and Brady Tkachuk are among the other top prospects.
Here are the top 16 prospects for the 2018 NHL Draft according to TSN, which polled NHL scouts.
1. Rasmus Dahlin, D, Frolunda (Swedish Hockey League)
2. Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Barrie (Ontario Hockey League)
3. Filip Zadina, RW, Halifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
4. Brady Tkachuk, LW, Boston University (NCAA)
5. Evan Bouchard, D, London (Ontario Hockey League)
6. Adam Boqvist, D, Brynas (Sweden, J20)
7. Oliver Wahlstrom, C, USA NTDP (United States Hockey League)
8. Noah Dobson, D, Acadie-Bathurst (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
9. Quinn Hughes, D, Michigan (NCAA)
10. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Assat (SM Liiga-Finland)
11. Joe Veleno, C, Drummondville (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
12. Barrett Hayton, C, Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario Hockey League)
13. Ty Smith, D, Spokane (Western Hockey League)
14. Joel Farabee, LW, USA NTDP (United States Hockey League)
T-15. Grigori Denisenko, LW, Yaroslavl 2 Russia Jr.)
T- 15. Vitali Kravstov, RW, Chelyabinsk (Russia)
Texas will be the center of the hockey universe in June as the Dallas Stars host the 2018 NHL Draft™ for the first time at American Airlines Center. For more information, including ticketing dates, click here.
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Mark Stepneski is an independent writer whose posts on DallasStars.com reflect his own opinions and do not represent official statements from the Dallas Stars. You can follow him on Twitter @StarsInsideEdge.