Rangers win 2020 NHL Draft lottery
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.
Here's the full order for the first 15 picks in the draft:
| Pick | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers |
| 2 | Kings |
| 3 | Senators (via Sharks) |
| 4 | Red Wings |
| 5 | Senators |
| 6 | Ducks |
| 7 | Devils |
| 8 | Sabres |
| 9 | Wild |
| 10 | Jets |
| 11 | Predators |
| 12 | Panthers |
| 13 | Hurricanes (via Maple Leafs) |
| 14 | Oilers |
| 15 | Penguins* |
*Pittsburgh has seven days to decide whether it will keep the 2020 pick or transfer it to the Wild. Minnesota would get the Penguins' 2021 pick if Pittsburgh keeps its 2020 selection.
The Maple Leafs traded their first-round pick to the Hurricanes along with Patrick Marleau last summer. The pick was top-10 protected, which means Carolina now owns the 2020 selection.
Pittsburgh's pick was sent to the Wild in exchange for Jason Zucker prior to this season's trade deadline. The Penguins now get the choice to keep it because the pick fell between Nos. 1-15.
The 2020 NHL Draft is set to take place Oct. 9-10.