The Buffalo Sabres are on the clock.
The Sabres won the lottery on Wednesday for the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NHL Draft, which will be held virtually on July 23 and 24. They entered the evening with a 16.6-percent chance of obtaining the pick, the highest odds among the 16 participating teams.
Buffalo has held the first overall pick three times in franchise history: 1970 (Gilbert Perreault), 1987 (Pierre Turgeon), and 2018 (Rasmus Dahlin).
Sabres to select 1st overall at 2021 NHL Draft
Buffalo won the NHL Draft Lottery on Wednesday