Now that the Rangers are officially eliminated from the playoffs, the focus shifts to where they will finish and wind up selecting in the 2019 draft. According to the wonderful site, Tankathon the Rangers currently hold 6th place in the lottery.
The Rangers are projected to most likely finish 7th in the lottery with a better chance of landing 8th than moving up one to 6th. While the Rangers have 8 games remaining on the schedule, the Ducks who currently are projected to finish 5th, have one more point but only 5 games left.
Another concern is Buffalo who has the same amount of points and games as the Rangers.