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After a season of despair and a franchise-record 60 losses, the Montreal Canadiens recorded its biggest victory of the season Tuesday night, winning the NHL draft lottery and the right to pick No. 1 in the 2022 NHL draft July 7. Montreal gets the ultimate consolation prize for finishing last overall. Montreal entered the lottery as the No. 1 seed with a 25.5 per-cent chance of picking No. 1. Kingston Frontenacs’ centre Shane Wright has been the top-ranked prospect all season, but a new poll today by TSN draft guru Bob McKenzie revealed support for Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American centre Logan Cooley at No. 1.