Maple Leafs win 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, earn coveted No. 1 pick

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The 2026 NHL Draft Lottery has come and gone. 15 teams waited to hear their fates atop the 2026 NHL Draft order. With potential stars such as Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg available , each team is hoping to land as high a pick as they possibly can. On Tuesday night, it was the Toronto Maple Leafs who walked away happiest of all.

The Maple Leafs have won the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. They held the fifth-highest odds of winning the first overall pick. Regardless of their odds, they will kick off the draft when the event rolls around late in June, following the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The San Jose Sharks won the draw for the second overall pick.

Here is the complete order of the first 16 picks in the 2026 NHL Draft:

1. Toronto Maple Leafs

2. San Jose Sharks

3. Vancouver Canucks

4. Chicago Blackhawks

5. New York Rangers

6. Calgary Flames

7. Seattle Kraken

8. Winnipeg Jets

9. Florida Panthers

10. Nashville Predators

11. St. Louis Blues

12. New Jersey Devils

13. New York Islanders

14. Columbus Blue Jackets

15. St. Louis Blues (via Detroit Red Wings )

16. Washington Capitals

The Maple Leafs are one of the most storied teams in NHL history . But they aren’t a complete stranger to picking first overall. This will be their third time picking in the top spot of the NHL Draft. In 1985, they drafted Wendel Clark at the top. And in 2016, they selected Auston Matthews with the first selection.

Toronto will be the team everyone looks to when the draft begins in late June. What direction they go certainly remains to be seen. Regardless of their choice, the intrigue is certainly through the roof after the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery.

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