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The Buffalo Sabres have the best odds at winning the draft lottery and getting the chance to draft OHL superstar Connor McDavid, pictured playing for Team Canada in the 2015 World Juniors. (Claus Andersen | Getty Images)

If the Boston Bruins get really lucky, they'll receive a great consolation prize for missing the playoffs on the final day of the regular season.

Their odds aren't good, but they do have a 1 percent shot at winning the 2015 NHL Draft lottery, aka the Connor McDavid sweepstakes.

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We'll find out who gets the NHL rights to McDavid, the most-hyped draft prospect since Sidney Crosby, on Saturday, April 13, when the lottery is conducted before Game 2 of the New York Rangers-Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round playoff game at Madison Square Garden.

Here is everything you need to know about this year's draft lottery:

What: 2015 NHL Draft lottery

When: Saturday, April 18; 8 p.m.

Where: Toronto

American TV: NBC

Canadian TV: CBC; CBCSports.ca

Who's involved: All 14 NHL teams that missed the playoffs.

Odds of winning:

1. Buffalo Sabres, 20 percent

2. Arizona Coyotes, 13.5 percent

3. Edmonton Oilers 11.5 percent

4. Toronto Maple Leafs, 9.5 percent

5. Carolina Hurricanes, 8.5 percent

6. Devils, 7.5 percent

7. Flyers, 6.5 percent

8. Columbus Blue Jackets, 6 percent

9. San Jose Sharks, 5 percent

10. Colorado Avalanche, 3.5 percent

11. Florida Panthers, 3 percent

12. Dallas Stars, 2.5 percent

13. Los Angeles Kings, 2 percent

14. Boston Bruins, 1 percent

How it works:

• Balls numbered 1-to-14 will be put into a lottery machine.

• Machine selects four balls, which will provide a four-digit number combination, which will be matched to a chart that has all possible scenarios for the 14 participants.

• Four-digit number combinations for each team will be posted on NHL.com on Friday, April 17. The teams with the best odds will have more combinations. Buffalo will get 200 number combinations, followed by 135 for Arizona, 115 for Edmonton, 95 for Toronto, 85 for Carolina, 75 for the Devils, 65 for the Flyers, 60 for Columbus, 50 for San Jose, 35 for Colorado, 30 for Florida, 25 for Dallas, 20 for Los Angeles and 10 for Boston.

Randy Miller may be reached at rmiller@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @RandyJMiller. Find NJ.com Philadelphia Sports on Facebook.