The Rangers have the 15th pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The Rangers had the lowest odds to get the #1 pick at 1%. They were slated to pick at #16, but moved up one spot because Arizona’s pick was forfeited.
In prior years the Rangers have had the 15th pick:
The Draft will be held on July 23 and 24th.
At tonight’s NHL Draft Lottery the Rangers have the 16th best odds, 1%, at getting the first overall pick.
The Rangers will either pick #1, #2 or 16th* overall.
The NHL will only hold drawings for the #1 and #2 picks as opposed to the three lottery drawings they have in prior years.
The Rangers won the second lottery drawing in 2019 and selected Kaapo Kakko and they won the first overall pick last year and selected Alexis Lafreniere.
The NHL has announced the NHL Draft Lottery odds for the June 2nd lottery drawing and the Rangers rank 16th with a 1.0% chance at the #1 overall pick.
The Rangers will either pick #1 overall, #2 overall, or 15th* overall.