The final result of the New York Islanders’ worst season in nine years is the opportunity for them to land a player who just might be able to turnaround the beleaguered franchise. The Islanders won the NHL draft lottery and the No. 1 overall pick on Tuesday night, giving them the right to take one of two highly touted prospects — forward John Tavares and Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman.

MiamiHerald.com NHL: Penguins, Flyers resume rivalry San Jose Mercury News,  USA The New York Islanders won the draft lottery and the No. 1 pick, giving them the right to take one of two highly touted prospects — forward John Tavares or Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman. The Islanders finished last in the NHL with 61 points and had …

CTV.ca Islanders win draft lottery and No. 1 pick The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The final result of the New York Islanders ' worst season in nine years is the opportunity for them to land a player who just might be able to turnaround the beleaguered franchise.

CTV.ca Islanders win 2009 Scotiabank/NHL Draft Lottery NHL.com What we do know now, however, is that the New York Islanders will have their choice of the stud forward or defenseman. With a 48.2-percent chance of being awarded the No. 1 pick (250 number combinations were assigned to New York), the Isles won the …

As a coach with his playoff face on, Bruce Boudreau naturally wants his Washington Capitals to disregard the fact that they beat the New York Rangers three out of four times this season. In this case, it’s more than just coach speak. All four games came before Feb

TSN.ca Sekeres: Paging Oliver Stone Globe and Mail, Canada The NHL draft lottery goes on Tuesday night, and the New York Islanders have the best chance to win the first selection, and the right to draft London Knights forward John Tavares, the consensus best player available.

The National Hockey League Draft Drawing , will take place today so, by tonight, the order of selection for the first 14 picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft will be determined.  Clubs that did not qualify for this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, or clubs that acquired the first-round picks of those non-playoff clubs, will participate. The results will be televised (on TSN in Canada and VERSUS in the United States) during a live, 30-minute program.  If you don’t get either of those channels, you can see a live stream on NHL.com or TSN.ca. To keep things fair and in the best interest of the teams, the league has adopted a weighted lottery system so that the club with “the fewest regular-season points will have the greatest chance (25%) of winning the Draft Drawing and will pick no lower than second at the 2009 Entry Draft.”  It’s a good way to boost a losing team’s roster but it sucks a bit for the player being drafted.