The top 16 picks were determined in the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held on May 10th. The Montreal Canadiens won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick. The New Jersey Devils won the No. 2 pick.
The 2022 project will be held at the Bell Center in Montreal. The first round is on July 7 (19:00 ET; ESPN, ESPN +, SN, TVAS) and rounds 2-7 are on July 8 (11:00 ET; NHLN, ESPN +, SN, TVAS).
The 12 teams they lost in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have a 17-28 lead. Teams that did not win their division were placed in reverse order of points in the regular season standings, followed by the three winners in their division who lost in reverse order of points in the regular season.
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The Edmonton Oilers, who lost in the Western Conference Finals, have the No. 29 pick. The Winnipeg Jets have the No. 30 pick, which they acquired from the New York Rangers in a trade for striker Andrew Copp on March 21st.
The Tampa Bay Lightning, who lost Sunday in the sixth game of the Stanley Cup final, will pick the No. 31 pick.
The No. 32 pick goes to the Stanley Cup champion, but the Colorado Avalanche traded that pick to the Arizona Coyotes for goalie Darcy Kuemper on July 28th.
The Coyotes and Buffalo Sabers have three first-round picks, and the Canadiens, Jets, Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks each have two.
In addition to the Colorado pick, Arizona has the No. 3 pick and the No. 27 pick, which he acquired from the Canadians in a change for striker Christian Dvorak on September 4th. The selection initially belonged to the Carolina Hurricanes, but passed to the selection. Canadians as compensation for the signing of restricted free agent striker Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
The Sabers have options No. 9, 16 and 28. Team No. 16 was acquired by the Vegas Golden Knights in a change for striker Jack Eichel on November 4, and Team No. 28 was from the Florida Panthers in a change to striker. Sam Reinhart on July 24th.
The Canadians select No. 1 and No. 26, which they acquired from the Calgary Flames in a trade for striker Tyler Toffoli on February 14th.
The Jets have the No. 14 pick as well as the Rangers pick.
The Blue Jackets have the No. 6 pick, which they got in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for defender Seth Jones on July 23, as well as the No. 12 pick.
The Ducks have the No. 10 and No. 22 picks, the latter acquired the Boston Bruins in a trade for defender Hampus Lindholm on March 19.
2022 FIRST DRAFT ROUND OF ORDER
1. Montreal Canadiens
2. New Jersey Devils
3. Arizona Coyotes
4. Seattle Kraken
5. Philadelphia Flyers
6. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks)
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Detroit Red Wings
9. Buffalo sabers
10. Anaheim Ducks
11. Sharks of St. Joseph
12. Colom blue jackets
13. New York Islanders
14. Winnipeg Jets
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Buffalo Sabers (from Vegas Golden Knights)
17. Nashville Predators
18. Dallas Stars
19. Los Angeles Kings
20. Washington Capitals
21. Pittsburgh Penguins
22. Anaheim Ducks (by Boston Bruins)
23. St. Louis Blues
24. Minnesota Wild
25. Toronto Maple Leafs
26. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames)
27. Arizona Coyotes (from Carolina Hurricanes to Montreal Canadiens)
28. Buffalo Sabers (of the Florida Panthers)
29. Edmonton Oilers
30. Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers)
31. Lightning from Tampa Bay
32. Arizona Coyotes (from Colorado Avalanche)
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