One day before 16 other teams begin their postseason, the Flyers will be hoping to be in the best position to build for next season. The NHL will holds its draft lottery, known as the Draft Drawing, on Tuesday at the league office in New York. The Drawing will be held at 12 noon EDT, and the results will be announced immediately afterward. The 2007 draft, which will be hosted by the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, takes place over a two-day period, with the first-round selections being made on June 22 and the subsequent six rounds being held the following day. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday.

Justin Abdelkader snapped a tie with 18.9 seconds to go, seconds after ringing a shot off the post in Michigan State's 3-1 victory over Boston College in the NCAA hockey championship game Saturday night. Chris Mueller added an empty-net goal with 1.2 seconds left to clinch it for the Spartans, a lightly regarded No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional when the tournament began. Michigan State, playing in front of a record crowd of 19,402, won its third championship and first since 1986.