Full order of selections released for 2026 NHL Draft
We know where every team in the 2026 NHL Draft will be picking.
On Thursday, the league released the seven-round selection process for this year’s event, which is returning to Buffalo for the first time since 2016.
There are a lot of similarities between the 2016 draft and this year’s selection process, most notably the team that is picking first. After a disastrous 2025-26 season, which saw the team’s general manager resign and the head coach fired, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery for the first time in 10 years. The last time the draft was held at KeyBank Center, the Maple Leafs took Auston Matthews with the first overall pick, turning the franchise’s fortunes around overnight.
Now, new GM John Chayka has the chance to select another top-end prospect. All eyes are set on the Leafs taking Penn State star Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick. While some argue whether his stock is as high as Matthews’ was a decade prior, there’s no question he’s one of the most skilled players outside of the pro game today.
Following the Leafs are the San Jose Sharks, a team that was on pace to make it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs before falling off in the final months of the year. They could certainly add to their young core with a young star in the making in Ivar Stenberg, or trade the pick to find a more experienced piece that could make a difference right away.
The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, June 26. Rounds 2-7 will take place on June 27, starting at 11 a.m. ET.
Here’s the full selection list for this year’s draft:
Round 1
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- New York Rangers
- Calgary Flames
- Seattle Kraken
- Winnipeg Jets
- Florida Panthers
- Nashville Predators
- St. Louis Blues
- New Jersey Devils
- New York Islanders
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- St. Louis (from Detroit Red Wings)
- Washington Capitals
- Los Angeles Kings
- Washington (from Anaheim Ducks)
- Utah Mammoth
- Buffalo Sabres (from Edmonton Oilers via SJS)
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Boston Bruins
- Vancouver (from Minnesota Wild)
- Seattle (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
- NY Rangers (from Dallas Stars via Carolina Hurricanes)
- San Jose (from BUF)
- Montreal Canadiens
- St. Louis (from COL via NYI)
- Calgary (from Vegas Golden Knights)
- Carolina
- Ottawa Senators
Round 2
- Vancouver
- Chicago
- Calgary (from NYR via UTA)
- Calgary
- Chicago (from TOR)
- Seattle
- Pittsburgh (from WPG)
- Florida
- Vancouver (from SJS)
- Nashville
- Columbus (from STL via PIT)
- New Jersey
- Chicago (from NYI)
- Los Angeles (from CBJ via MTL)
- Detroit
- Florida (from WSH)
- Los Angeles
- Anaheim
- Calgary (from UTA)
- Edmonton
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Calgary (from OTT via UTA)
- Boston
- Nashville (from MIN)
- Tampa Bay
- Dallas
- Toronto (from BUF via OTT and LAK)
- Montreal
- San Jose (from COL)
- Forfeited pick
- NY Rangers (from CAR)
Pick 63 – On May 15, 2026, the NHL announced the Vegas Golden Knights will forfeit a 2nd-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for flagrant violations of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations.
Round 3
- Calgary (from VAN)
- Chicago
- NY Rangers
- Calgary
- Toronto
- Nashville (from SEA via DAL)
- Winnipeg
- Ottawa (from FLA)
- St. Louis (from SJS via PIT and DET)
- Colorado (from NSH)
- St. Louis
- St. Louis (from NJD via NYI)
- NY Rangers (from NYI)
- Vancouver (from CBJ)
- Detroit
- Los Angeles (from WSH via OTT)
- NY Rangers (from LAK)
- Anaheim
- Utah
- Edmonton
- Toronto (from PHI)
- Pittsburgh
- Ottawa
- Boston
- Minnesota
- Tampa Bay
- Ottawa (from DAL via CAR and LAK)
- NY Rangers (from BUF)
- Montreal
- Columbus (from COL via MIN)
- Vegas
- Utah (from CAR)
Round 4
- Vancouver
- Florida (from CHI)
- Seattle (from NYR via CBJ)
- Calgary
- Columbus (from TOR via MIN)
- Seattle
- Montreal (from WPG via NJD)
- Boston (from FLA via SJS)
- Carolina (from SJS)
- Nashville
- St. Louis
- New Jersey
- NY Islanders
- Ottawa (from CBJ via DET)
- Boston (from DET via ANA)
- Washington
- Los Angeles
- Toronto (from ANA via SEA)
- Utah
- Winnipeg (from EDM via BOS and BUF)
- Anaheim (from PHI)
- Nashville (from PIT)
- Chicago (from OTT)
- San Jose (from BOS)
- Minnesota
- Boston (from TBL)
- St. Louis (from DAL via NJD)
- Buffalo
- Montreal
- Colorado
- San Jose (from VGK via WSH)
- Colorado (from CAR)
Round 5
- Vancouver
- Utah (from CHI)
- NY Rangers
- Calgary
- Toronto
- Tampa Bay (from SEA)
- Winnipeg
- Florida
- Minnesota (from SJS)
- Nashville
- St. Louis
- New Jersey
- NY Islanders
- Columbus
- Detroit
- Washington
- Los Angeles
- Anaheim
- Utah
- Nashville (from EDM)
- Colorado (from PHI)
- St. Louis (from PIT)
- Ottawa
- Colorado (from BOS)
- Minnesota
- Tampa Bay
- Dallas
- Buffalo
- Boston (from MTL via SJS)
- Toronto (from COL)
- Vegas
- Nashville (from CAR)
Round 6
- Vancouver
- NY Rangers (from CHI via BUF)
- NY Rangers
- Calgary
- Carolina (from TOR)
- Seattle
- Winnipeg
- Florida
- Toronto (from SJS)
- Pittsburgh (from NSH)
- St. Louis
- New Jersey
- NY Islanders
- San Jose (from CBJ via PHI)
- Detroit
- Vancouver (from WSH)
- Los Angeles
- Anaheim
- Nashville (from UTA)
- Edmonton
- Philadelphia
- Columbus (from PIT)
- Ottawa
- Vancouver (from BOS via MIN)
- Minnesota
- Tampa Bay
- Dallas
- Buffalo
- Montreal
- Los Angeles (from COL via OTT)
- Vegas
- Carolina
Round 7
- NY Rangers (from VAN)
- Chicago
- Colorado (from NYR via NSH)
- Detroit (from CGY)
- Dallas (from TOR)
- Seattle
- Winnipeg
- Chicago (from FLA)
- San Jose
- Nashville
- St. Louis
- Seattle (from NJD)
- NY Islanders
- Columbus
- Detroit
- Washington
- Los Angeles
- Anaheim
- Utah
- Edmonton
- Philadelphia
- Colorado (from PIT)
- Colorado (from OTT)
- Boston
- Florida (from MIN)
- Tampa Bay
- Dallas
- Winnipeg (from BUF)
- Montreal
- Colorado
- Vegas
- Montreal (from CAR)