Remaining 4 spots to be determined by conference finals, Stanley Cup Final
By Adam Kimelman
@NHLAdamK NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor
The first 28 picks of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft have been set with the end of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The first 16 selections were determined by the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 8. The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick. The Anaheim Ducks have the No. 2 selection.
The 2023 draft will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The first round is June 28 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS), and rounds 2-7 are June 29 (11 a.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVAS).
The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the playoffs were slotted into picks 17-28. Teams that did not win their division were placed in inverse order of regular-season standings points, followed by the two division winners who lost in inverse order regular-season points.
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The No. 29 pick will go to the team that loses in the conference finals with the fewest regular-season points, and No. 30 will go to the other team that loses in the conference finals. The team that loses in the Stanley Cup Final will get pick No. 31, and the Cup winner gets No. 32.
The Florida Panthers (92 points) play the Carolina Hurricanes (113) in the Eastern Conference Final, which begins at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS). The Dallas Stars (108) play the Vegas Golden Knights (111) in the Western Conference Final, with Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
The Montreal Canadiens have the Panthers first-round pick from the trade for defenseman Ben Chiarot on March 16, 2022. They also have the No. 5 choice.
The St. Louis Blues own the Stars' first-round pick via the New York Rangers. Dallas traded the selection to New York for defenseman Nils Lundkvist on Sept. 19, 2022, and New York sent it to St. Louis as part of the Vladimir Tarasenko trade on Feb. 9.
The Blues will have three first-round picks. In addition to their choice at No. 10 and the Stars' selection, they also have the Toronto Maple Leafs' pick at No. 25 as part of the trade for forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari on Feb. 17.
In addition to the Canadiens, the Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks each have two first-round picks.
Chicago has the Tampa Bay Lightning's pick at No. 19 from the trade for forward Brandon Hagel on March 18, 2022.
The Coyotes have No. 6 and the Ottawa Senators' pick at No. 12, acquired in the trade for defenseman Jakob Chychrun on March 1.
The Red Wings will pick No. 9 and No. 17 with a selection originally held by the New York Islanders. The pick was sent to the Vancouver Canucks in the trade for forward Bo Horvat on Jan. 30, and the Canucks moved it to the Red Wings in the trade for defenseman Filip Hronek on March 1.
Columbus will pick No. 3 and No. 22 with a selection acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the trade for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goalie Joonas Korpisalo on March 1.
The Predators have No. 15 and No. 24, acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in the trade for defenseman Mattias Ekholm on Feb. 28.
San Jose has No. 4 and No. 26, which it received from the New Jersey Devils as part of the trade for forward Timo Meier on Feb. 26.
The final order of the first round will be set after the Stanley Cup Final.
2023 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Anaheim Ducks
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- San Jose Sharks
- Montreal Canadiens
- Arizona Coyotes
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Washington Capitals
- Detroit Red Wings
- St. Louis Blues
- Vancouver Canucks
- Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators)
- Buffalo Sabres
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Nashville Predators
- Calgary Flames
- Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks)
- Winnipeg Jets
- Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Seattle Kraken
- Minnesota Wild
- Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles Kings)
- New York Rangers
- Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers)
- St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
- San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils)
- Colorado Avalanche
- Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals)
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