Welcome to the 2025 NHL Draft results and picks for the first round Friday night, where the draft is being held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

The Detroit Red Wings selected left wing Carter Bear with the No. 13 overall selection of the draft. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg played for the Everett Silvertips of the WHL last year.

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This year, things will be a little different at the draft, as teams have been given permission to stay home and conduct their drafts from their facilities, so you won’t see general managers like Steve Yzerman and Mathieu Darche, who will make the first pick, on the stage.

There was 32 picks in Round 1, with each team having three minutes to make a selection or trade. The New York Islanders started the night off by selecting defenseman Matthew Schaefer first overall, and the Calgary Flames ended the night by picking center Cullen Potter with the 32nd pick.

Day 2 of the draft with Rounds 2-7 begins at noon on Saturday, with the draft televised on NHL Network and available to stream on ESPN+. NHL free agency begins Tuesday.

Here is every pick from the NHL draft first round on Friday:

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2025 NHL draft picks for first round

New York Islanders: D Matthew Schaefer – Erie (OHL)

Utah Mammoth: C Caleb Desnoyers – Moncton (QMJHL)

Seattle Kraken: C Jake O’Brien – Brantford (OHL)

Vancouver Canucks: C Braeden Cootes – Seattle (WHL)

New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens via Calgary Flames): RW Victor Eklund – Djurgården (Sweden)

New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens): D Kashawn Aitcheson – Barrie (OHL)

Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils): C Cole Reschny – Victoria (WHL)

St. Louis Blues: RW Justin Carbonneau – Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)

Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild): G Pyotr Andreyanov – CSKA Jr. (Russia)

Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators): D Cameron Reid – Kitchener (OHL)

Pittsburgh Penguins (from Philadelphia Flyers via Colorado Avalanche): RW Bill Zonnon – Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)

Ottawa Senators (from Nashville Predators via Tampa Bay Lightning): D Logan Hensler – Wisconsin

Washington Capitals: LW Lynden Lakovic – Moose Jaw (WHL)

San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars): G Joshua Ravensbergen – Prince George (WHL)

Los Angeles Kings (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Philadelphia Flyers via Edmonton Oilers): D Henry Brzustewicz – London (OHL)

Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers): C Cullen Potter – Arizona State

Andrew Birkle is the assistant sports editor for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him via email at abirkle@freepress.com or on “X” at andrew_birkle.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2025 NHL Draft tracker: Every pick made in first round