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NHL draft lottery: This time, the Rangers face long odds for the No. 1 overall pick

Canada defender Owen Power vies wth Germany forwards Leonhard Pfoderl, center and forward Marcel Noebels during the IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championships preliminary round Group B match between Germany and Canada at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia, on May 24. Credit: AFP via Getty Images/GINTS IVUSKANS

The Rangers won the NHL draft lottery in each of the last two offseasons, but the odds are stacked against them this time.

The NHL will hold its 2021 draft lottery at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the 15 teams that failed to make the playoffs as well as the expansion Seattle Kraken, which will enter the league next season.