Matthew Schaefer, the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft, will gain valuable intel into his professional destination when the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery is held at NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey on Monday (7 p.m. ET; ESN, SN, TVAS).

The process to determine the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft will be televised live in the United States and Canada. The NHL announced on Friday that a live drawing of lottery balls will take place on Monday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus,

The Stars, the No. 2 seed from the Central Division, would have home ice-advantage in the best-of-7 series against the Blues, the second wild card from the West, but would begin on the road against the Jets, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. That series is tied with Game 7 on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, MAX, FDSNMW).

The second round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs begins Monday, May 5, with the defending champion Florida Panthers traveling across the border to face the Toronto Maple Leafs. Florida m

The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs play Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday in Toronto.

The Florida Panthers are facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Photo: Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via