June 9: Updated post-Conference Finals.
May 15: Now that the NHL’s draft lottery results are in, most of the 2025 draft order has been set. There’s still some wiggle room near the bottom. Still, with the Oilers securing a bottom-four pick in each round by advancing to the Western Conference Final last night and all other second-round series in elimination game territory, it’s time to look at how the picks will shake out as things stand.
Many of these picks could still change hands leading up to and at the draft on June 27 and 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will be the first (and likely only) decentralized draft in recent memory. This list will be updated as picks are confirmed or traded.
Here’s the whole 2025 NHL draft order:
First Round:
New York Islanders
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Utah Mammoth
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal Canadiens (from Flames)
Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames (from Devils)
St. Louis Blues
Columbus Blue Jackets (from Wild)
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers (from Avalanche)
Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks (from Maple Leafs)
Nashville Predators (from Golden Knights)
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
Carolina Hurricanes
San Jose Sharks (from Stars)
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Notes for picks 31-32: The Flyers own the Oilers’ pick, and the Flames own the Panthers’ pick.
Second Round:
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals (from Bruins)
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers (from Ducks)
Montreal Canadiens (from Penguins)
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers (from Blue Jackets)
Utah Mammoth
Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers (from Flames)
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
Boston Bruins (from Blues)
Minnesota Wild
San Jose Sharks (from Senators)
Calgary Flames (from Avalanche)
Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Kings)
Seattle Kraken (from Maple Leafs)
Vegas Golden Knights
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Capitals)
Anaheim Ducks (from Jets)
Boston Bruins (from Hurricanes)
Chicago Blackhawks (from Stars)
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Notes for picks 63-64: The Maple Leafs own the Panthers’ pick, and the Devils own the Oilers’ pick.
Third Round:
Vancouver Canucks (from Sharks)
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers (from Kraken)
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Detroit Red Wings (from Rangers)
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Utah Mammoth
Montreal Canadiens (from Canucks)
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens (from Devils)
Edmonton Oilers (from Blues)
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Wild)
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Senators)
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Avalanche)
Carolina Hurricanes (from Lightning)
Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim Ducks (from Maple Leafs)
New Jersey Devils (from Golden Knights)
Vegas Golden Knights (from Capitals)
Winnipeg Jets
Washington Capitals (from Hurricanes)
Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Notes for picks 95-96: The Sharks own the Oilers’ pick, and the Senators own the Panthers’ pick.
Fourth Round:
Ottawa Senators (from Sharks)
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
Boston Bruins (from Flyers)
Anaheim Ducks (from Bruins)
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers (from Ducks)
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks (from Rangers)
Montreal Canadiens (from Red Wings)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Utah Mammoth
New York Rangers (from Canucks)
Florida Panthers (from Flames)
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
San Jose Sharks (from Blues)
Buffalo Sabres (from Wild)
Vancouver Canucks (from Senators)
Colorado Avalanche
Detroit Red Wings (from Lightning)
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota Wild (from Maple Leafs)
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
San Jose Sharks (from Jets)
Carolina Hurricanes
Seattle Kraken (from Stars)
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Notes for picks 127-128: the Lightning own the Oilers’ pick.
Fifth Round:
Florida Panthers (from Sharks)
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Blackhawks)
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Toronto Maple Leafs (from Penguins)
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota Wild (from Blue Jackets)
Utah Mammoth
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars (from Devils)
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins (from Wild)
Ottawa Senators
San Jose Sharks (from Avalanche)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
Philadelphia Flyers (from Hurricanes)
Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Notes for picks 159-160: The Ducks own the Oilers’ pick.
Sixth Round:
New Jersey Devils (from Sharks)
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers (from Kraken)
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Utah Mammoth
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Wild
Ottawa Senators
Nashville Predators (from Avalanche)
Carolina Hurricanes (from Lightning)
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights (from Capitals)
Winnipeg Jets
Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner
Seventh Round:
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Sharks)
Chicago Blackhawks
Buffalo Sabres (from Predators)
Los Angeles Kings (from Flyers)
Boston Bruins
Seattle Kraken
Buffalo Sabres
Anaheim Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Mammoth)
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
San Jose Sharks (from Devils)
Detroit Red Wings (from Blues)
Tampa Bay Lightning (from Wild)
Ottawa Senators
Colorado Avalanche
Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Columbus Blue Jackets (from Golden Knights)
Buffalo Sabres (from Capitals)
Winnipeg Jets
Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars
Stanley Cup runner-up
Stanley Cup winner