Rangers win in double OT

Vincent Trochek scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the rangers a 4-3 win over the hurricanes at New York on tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Alexis lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider also had a power-play goal and Artemi Panarin added two assists for the rangers. igor shesterkin stopped a season-high 54 shots.

the rangers won their sixth straight in the postseason, and eighth straight dating to the regular season. New York got its first overtime playoff win since in Game 7 of the first round in 2022 against Pittsburgh.

Jake Guentzel scored twice, Dmitry Orlov also scored and sebastian Aho had three assists for the hurricanes. Frederik Andersen finished with 35 saves.

the hurricanes have lost three of their last four — including two in double-overtime after winning the first three games of the first round. the hurricanes have lost four straight overtime playoff games, including two against florida in the conference finals a year ago.

sharks win lottery

the Sharks won the draft lottery on tuesday and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NhL Draft for the first time in franchise history.

the Sharks finished last in the overall standings and retained their position in the lottery. Now San Jose has the opportunity to select boston University center Macklin Celebrini, who is ranked first among North American skaters by NhL central Scouting.

celebrini is from North Vancouver, b.c., but has ties to the bay Area as he spent a season playing for the Sharks’ junior team. his father, Rick Celebrini, is vice president of player health and performance for the NbA's Golden State warriors.

San Jose had an 18.5 percent chance to win the lottery, and a 25.5 percent chance to pick first.

the lottery proved anti-climactic with no changes to the draft order. the blackhawks, who selected Connor bedard with the No. 1 pick last year, retained the No. 2 selection, followed by the Ducks.