Rangers chasing Gavin McKenna jackpot with strong NHL draft lottery odds again

Rangers chasing Gavin McKenna jackpot with strong NHL draft lottery odds again

The Rangers enter the NHL draft lottery Tuesday with the third-best odds of winning the No. 1 pick for the second time in six years.

New York Rangers 2026 Draft Lottery Primer

For the third time in the last decade, the New York Rangers are in the draft lottery. In 2019, the Rangers ended up with the second overall selection and choose Kaapo Kakko. The following season was all out of sorts due to COVID-19, but when the league finally got back on schedule, the Rangers ended up winning the draft lottery, and with the first overall pick selected Alexis Lafrenière. Six years later, after finishing last in the Eastern Confe…