If there was a year when dropping out of the top two in the NHL draft wouldn’t be a downer for the second-worst team, as the Chicago Blackhawks did, it might be this year.

The Chicago Blackhawks know where they'll pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and they exit the NHL Draft Lottery with a top-five pick.The Blackhawks won the No. 3 overall pick in the draft during the NHL Draft Lottery,

The Chicago Blackhawks had the second-best odds to land another number-one overall pick in the NHL Draft this year, but they were bested by a team not far from the NHL Draft Lottery in Secaucus, New Jersey.