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Despite not making the playoffs, all eyes will be on the New York Rangers if they can make history again in the NHL Draft lottery on Monday night.
A year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy (most points in NHL) and being two wins away from an appearance in the Stanley Cup Final, the Rangers’ bottomed out in a big way, as they finished six points out of the second and final wild card spot in the Eastern conference. The disappointing campaign cost head coach Peter Laviolette his job after only two seasons behind the bench in New York.
It’s the first time the Blueshirts have missed the postseason in a full 82-game season since 2018-19, the first year under then head coach David Quinn.
With two-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Sullivan named the 38th head coach in franchise history last week, he’ll be tasked with guiding the Rangers back to relevancy and competing for a Stanley Cup.
Yes, the Blueshirts have a small chance — 3 percent to be exact — to own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, but recent history says to not count them out, when New York only had a 2.5 percent odds to secure the top selection in 2020 and ended up doing so, drafting Alexis Lafrenière No. 1 overall.
After landing Lafrenière as a long shot five years ago, will the ping-pong balls land the Rangers way again and land the No. 1 overall selection this year? Here are their odds for all 16 teams to secure the top pick, how to watch the lottery and more for a must-see even on Monday night in the Garden State.
Odds to land the No. 1 overall pick in 2025 NHL Draft Lottery
After finishing with a league-low 52 points (20-50-12 record), The Sharks have the best odds to land the top selection for a second consecutive year after landing Celebrini in 2024.
Here are the odds for all 16 teams in the lottery to land the top pick:
San Jose Sharks: 25.5% (18.5% outright)Chicago Blackhawks: 13.5%Nashville Predators: 11.5%Philadelphia Flyers: 9.5%Boston Bruins: 8.5%Seattle Kraken: 7.5%Buffalo Sabres: 6.5%Anaheim Ducks: 6.0%Pittsburgh Penguins: 5.0%New York Islanders: 3.5%New York Rangers: 3.0%Detroit Red Wings: 2.5%Columbus Blue Jackets: 2.0%Utah Hockey Club: 1.5%Vancouver Canucks: 0.5%Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames): 0.5%When is the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery?
Date: May 5
Time: 7 p.m.
How to watch, stream the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery
TV: ESPN
Stream: Fubo
Watch the 2025 NHL Draft live on Fubo
Where is the 2025 NHL Draft lottery?
The draft lottery will be held in the Garden State at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Who is the favorite to be selected No. 1 overall?
Unlike last year where Celebrini was the consensus choice to be the No. 1 pick, it’s not as clear this time around, with defenseman Matthew Schaefer, and centers James Hagens and Michael Misa the consensus top-three picks with it not being a surprise if any are selected first overall.
When and where is the 2025 NHL Draft?
The 2025 NHL Draft will be held next month at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater Sphere in Los Angeles, California on June 27 and 28.
When was the last time the Rangers’ pick No. 1 overall?
You don’t have to look too far back to see the last time the Blueshirts held the top selection, when the organization selected Alexis Lafrenière five years ago with the No. 1 overall pick in 2020.
Lafrenière has racked up 193 points (92 goals and 101 assists) across his five seasons in the NHL and has only missed four games since the start of the 2021-22 season.