The 2018-19 NHL season has ended, but the Hockey Gods couldn’t help but deal the Red Wings one more loss. The Red Wings fell two spots in Tuesday’s NHL Draft lottery and will pick sixth on June 21, adding insult to injury after a season in which they finished with the league’s fourth-worst record.



Of all the ways the night could have played out, this one was among the toughest for the Red Wings, who won eight of their final 11 games down the stretch and were rewarded with the opposite of good karma for their effort. It’s not just that they fell to sixth (that was the most likely outcome at 34 percent), it’s that they did so while the Rangers and Blackhawks both leapt over them, and New Jersey, which occupied one spot above Detroit, landed the No. 1 pick.



That makes it a tough night in Detroit regardless. The good news for the Red Wings, though, is that there will still be some very good players on the board at pick No. 6.



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