The New York Islanders will not reach the 2025 Playoffs following their 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

This is just the second time the Islanders have missed the playoffs in the past seven seasons.

Islanders Eliminated From Playoff Contention After 4-3 Shootout Loss To FlyersThe New York Islanders staved off elimination on Saturday afternoon after a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers. 

Now, attention shifts towards the offseason, with the first major event being the lottery for the 2025 NHL Draft, which will be held on either May 5 or May 6.

The Islanders currently sit at 80 points through 79 games, leaving them as a borderline bottom-10 team in the NHL.

While they have three games remaining on the season, we have a decent idea of what their lottery odds will be following Game 82.

Currently, the Islanders could finish with the sixth-best odds to land the first pick, but that is an unlikely scenario.

If the Islanders win their three remaining games, they could enter with the 14th-worst record in the NHL, but this is also quite unlikely.

The most likely scenario for the Islanders is ro finish with around the 10th-best odds to land the first overall pick.

With this, they would have just over a 7% chance of landing a top-two pick: 3.5% for No. 1 and 3.7% for No. 2.

The format of the draft was changed in 2022, allowing teams to move up no more than 10 picks in the draft.

So, the Islanders must finish in the bottom 11 in the standings to have a chance at first overall.

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