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
Last updated 6/12/25, 10:30 a.m.
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
- New York Rangers (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
- Anaheim 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
I must have missed the part where Panthers and Stars were playing best of 5s… how do we know Jets and Leafs draft order?
He did kind of imply that this was all assuming the teams up 3-1 close it out.
We don’t, they’re making a prediction based on how things will likely shake out. Statistically, the first team to 3 wins the series more often than not.
“how the picks will shake out as things stand.” thanks for letting us all know u can’t read
Are the Rangers officially keeping their first this year, then?
No, and I misread whatever I had seen earlier about NYR having 48 hours from the draft lottery to decide. The deadline is actually 48 hours before the draft itself.
Winnipeg hasn’t lost yet. That first round is wrong.
Read the first paragraph. Slowly if necessary.
No coach right now, salary cap hell and no pick until 92………
94
Looking back 5+ years from now this draft will play a big role in determining whether the Flyers go back to contention or not.