Monday 12th May 2025

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The New York Rangers won the draft lottery Monday night and will get the No. 1 selection in the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft.

The Rangers haven’t selected at the top of the draft since 1965 when they drafted Andre Veilleux. They picked Kaapo Kakko with the second overall pick in 2019.
Each team participating was given an equal 12.5% chance to win the lottery. The Rangers finished with the league’s 18th-best regular-season record at 37-28-5.

QMJHL phenom Alexis Lafreniere is the consensus projected top pick. He was named CHL Player of the Year in each of the past two seasons after accumulating 72 goals and 217 points in 113 games across both campaigns.

They will be followed by: the Los Angeles Kings; Ottawa Senators (via the San Jose Sharks), Detroit Red Wings, the Senators again, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes (via the Toronto Maple Leafs), Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins.