The Toronto Maple Leafs will soon find out if they will have a first-round pick next month at the 2026 NHL Draft. The NHL is set to hold the lottery at its headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey. Ahead of the draw, which will go live at 7. p.m. ET, the NHL revealed all of the possible combinations [https://media.nhl.com/site/asset/public/ext/2025-26/2026DraftLotteryGuide.pdf]. The Leafs have 85 combinations out of a possible 1,000. They have the fifth-best odds at winning the lottery to select first overall. Toronto also has just a 41.9 percent chance of keeping their pick next month. The pick is top-5 protected, as part of the conditions in a trade with the Boston Bruins that saw the Leafs acquire veteran defenseman Brandon Carlo in March of 2027.
