2026 NHL Draft Lottery Primer: Will Leafs Keep Their Pick?

NHL Draft Lottery: Canucks hoping favourable odds parlay into historic first pick

The Canucks have never picked first and odds suggest they could drop to third Tuesday. A look at who they should target in first round.

2026 NHL Draft Lottery Primer: Will Leafs keep their pick?

While the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, focus will turn for a short while on Tuesday evening to the non-playoff teams as the Draft Lottery goes down at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, N.J. The future of these less fortunate franchises will begin to be charted. Will the last-place Vancouver Canucks get the payoff they hope for after such a turbulent season and end up with the top pick in the draft? Or will another team get lucky and supplant…

Vancouver Canucks hold best odds in 2026 NHL draft lottery

The Vancouver Canucks are hoping the odds will finally go their way when the NHL's draft lottery is held Tuesday.

Draft lottery rules you should know before the Canucks test their luck

The Vancouver Canucks hold the best odds of winning the first overall pick in Tuesday’s NHL Draft Lottery. Two draws will take place. The first will determine who receives the first-overall pick, while the second will determine who picks in spot number two. After finishing dead last in the NHL standings this season with only 25 wins, the Canucks have a 25.5 per cent chance at landing the first-overall pick and an 18.8 per cent shot at second. At…

What’s at stake in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery? Top prospects, team needs, more

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. The 2026 NHL Draft class doesn’t feature…