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Chance to pick Jack Hughes the ultimate prize of NHL Draft lottery

The NHL season is over, and for the Rangers, that means turning their eyes to the NHL Draft.

Before getting to make their first pick on June 21 in Vancouver, the Rangers brass will hope for a lucky bounce of the ping-pong balls on Tuesday night, when the league conducts its annual draft lottery. Thanks to their 32-36-14 finish to the 2018-19 season, the blueshirts find themselves with a 7.5% chance of landing the top pick and a 23.3% shot at finding themselves in the top 3.

Should their logo turn up in the right place at the right time, here’s a look at the top three NHL Draft prospects who could find themselves starring on Broadway in the very near future:

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