{"id":33952,"date":"2026-05-06T09:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/33952\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:14:20","slug":"2026-nhl-draft-lottery-results-maple-leafs-win-no-1-pick-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/33952\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NHL Draft Lottery results: Maple Leafs win No. 1 pick \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NHL<\/a> Draft Lottery was held on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Picking No. 1 overall is the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the San Jose Sharks<\/a> took a jump to pick at No. 2.<\/p>\n

Penn State forward Gavin McKenna is likely to be the first prospect off the board, but there’s no true consensus this year. Swedish forward Ivar Stenberg, Canadian defenseman Carson Carels and American defenseman Chase Reid are fellow top prospects. <\/p>\n

The draft will be held from Friday, June 26 to Saturday, June 27 in Buffalo<\/a>, home of the Sabres.<\/p>\n

Here are the draft lottery results following the two big draws for the first two selections:<\/p>\n

2026 NHL Draft Lottery results<\/p>\n

16. Washington Capitals<\/a><\/p>\n

15. St. Louis Blues (via Detroit)<\/p>\n

14. Columbus Blue Jackets<\/p>\n

13. New York Islanders <\/p>\n

12. New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n

11. St. Louis Blues<\/p>\n

10. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n

9. Florida Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n

7. Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n

6. Calgary Flames<\/p>\n

5. New York Rangers<\/p>\n

4. Chicago Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Vancouver Canucks<\/p>\n

2. San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n

1. Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs entered the lottery with an 8.5% chance at winning the first pick, the fifth highest of the 16. Fellow Canadian side Vancouver had the top odds with a 25.5% chance, but didn’t get within the first two picks. <\/p>\n

Vancouver has never picked No. 1 overall in the draft, so the drought will continue after a season in which it won just 25 games, the fewest in the league.<\/p>\n

Toronto would’ve also had to shift its first-rounder to the Boston Bruins<\/a> had it not been in the top five due to a previous trade agreement involving Brandon Carlo. But it’ll be safe now with McKenna likely going first. <\/p>\n

San Jose, which picked Macklin Celebrini No. 1 overall in 2024, had a 5% chance at picking first but will gladly collect second as it hopes to take another step forward to a playoff berth.<\/p>\n

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