With the Washington Capitals taking home the first Stanley Cup in franchise history last night, other teams around the league can finally get started on what will be a long offseason. June 15th will mark the opening of the first buyout window, while just a week later the first round of the NHL Entry Draft will get underway.

We knew where most of the selections would fall first round, but with the Capitals finding a way to overthrow the Vegas Golden Knights, we finally have the full order. It is:

  1. Buffalo Sabres
  2. Carolina Hurricanes
  3. Montreal Canadiens
  4. Ottawa Senators
  5. Arizona Coyotes
  6. Detroit Red Wings
  7. Vancouver Canucks
  8. Chicago Blackhawks
  9. New York Rangers
  10. Edmonton Oilers
  11. New York Islanders
  12. New York Islanders (from Calgary)
  13. Dallas Stars
  14. Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis)
  15. Florida Panthers
  16. Colorado Avalanche
  17. New Jersey Devils
  18. Columbus Blue Jackets
  19. Philadelphia Flyers
  20. Los Angeles Kings
  21. San Jose Sharks
  22. Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)
  23. Anaheim Ducks
  24. Minnesota Wild
  25. Toronto Maple Leafs
  26. New York Rangers (from Boston)
  27. Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville)
  28. New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay)
  29. St. Louis Blues (from Winnipeg)
  30. Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas)
  31. Washington Capitals
    ______________________It’s important to note that the draft lottery changes only the selections of the first round, meaning the non-playoff teams will select in reverse standings-order in rounds two through seven. Round two looks like this:
  32.  Buffalo Sabres
  33. Detroit Red Wings (from Ottawa)
  34. Florida Panthers (from Arizona)
  35. Montreal Canadiens
  36. Detroit Red Wings
  37. Vancouver Canucks
  38. Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago)
  39. New York Rangers
  40. Edmonton Oilers
  41. New York Islanders
  42. Carolina Hurricanes
  43. New York Islanders (from Calgary)
  44. Dallas Stars
  45. St. Louis Blues
  46. Washington Capitals (from Florida)
  47. Colorado Avalanche
  48. New York Rangers (from New Jersey)
  49. Columbus Blue Jackets
  50. Philadelphia Flyers
  51. Los Angeles Kings
  52. Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)
  53. Pittsburgh Penguins
  54. Anaheim Ducks
  55. Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota)
  56. Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)
  57. Boston Bruins
  58. Colorado Avalanche (from Nashville)
  59. Tampa Bay Lightning
  60. Winnipeg Jets
  61. Vegas Golden Knights
  62. Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)
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