Status Of The 2019 Entry Draft First Round

Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, teams out of the playoff chase have one thing on their mind. The NHL Draft Lottery, where fortunes can be made and franchises can be altered. This year’s lottery is for the right to draft American center and presumptive first-overall pick Jack Hughes, an incredibly talented offensive weapon that is expected to step right into the NHL in 2019-20. The second and third picks are also up for grabs, though not for everyone. The deadline and several trades before it have changed the landscape of the first round, with several teams no longer scheduled to take part.

While the rest of the season, lottery and playoff results will change the order, here is the current status of the first round based on today’s pure point standings:

1. Colorado Avalanche (via Ottawa Senators)
2. Los Angeles Kings
3. Detroit Red Wings
4. Anaheim Ducks
5. New Jersey Devils
6. Edmonton Oilers
7. Chicago Blackhawks
8. Vancouver Canucks
9. New York Rangers
10. Arizona Coyotes
11. Florida Panthers
12. Buffalo Sabres
13. Colorado Avalanche
14. Philadelphia Flyers
15. Dallas Stars*
16. Minnesota Wild
17. Vegas Golden Knights
18. Ottawa Senators (via Columbus Blue Jackets)
19. Pittsburgh Penguins
20. Carolina Hurricanes
21. Anaheim Ducks (via St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres)**
22. Montreal Canadiens
23. New York Rangers (via Winnipeg Jets)
24. Nashville Predators
25. Washington Capitals
26. New York Islanders
27. Los Angeles Kings (via Toronto Maple Leafs)
28. Buffalo Sabres (via San Jose Sharks)**
29. Boston Bruins
30. Calgary Flames
31. Tampa Bay Lightning

Teams with no first-round pick: CBJ, STL, WPG, TOR, SJS

*Owed to NYR if Stars advance to Western Conference Finals and Mats Zuccarello plays in 50% of the first two rounds

**Anaheim will receive the better of these two picks