2025 NHL entry draft


The 2025 NHL entry draft was the 63rd entry draft for the National Hockey League. The draft was held on June 27 and June 28, 2025, and it took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first three selections were Matthew Schaefer going to the New York Islanders, Michael Misa to the San Jose Sharks, and Anton Frondell to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Eligibility

Ice hockey players born between January 1, 2005, and September 15, 2007, were eligible for selection in the 2025 NHL entry draft. Additionally, undrafted non-North American players born in 2004 were eligible for the draft; and those players who were drafted in the 2023 NHL entry draft, but not signed by an NHL team and who were born after June 30, 2005, were also eligible to re-enter the draft.

Draft lottery

Since the 2012–13 NHL season all teams not qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs have a "weighted" chance at winning the first overall selection. Beginning with the 2014–15 NHL season the NHL changed the weighting system that was used in previous years. Under the new system the odds of winning the draft lottery for the four lowest finishing teams in the league decreased, while the odds for the other non-playoff teams increased. As the league reduced the number of lottery drawings before the 2021–22 season, this resulted in two lotteries being held instead of three and since the 2022 draft lottery, the teams winning one of the two drawings are allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order and a team is only allowed to win the lottery by moving up the order twice in a five-year period.
The New York Islanders and Utah Mammoth won the two lotteries that were held on May 5, 2025, giving them the first and fourth picks overall. The Islanders moved up nine spots to receive the first pick, while Utah moved up the maximum of ten spots to secure the fourth pick. San Jose, Chicago, the New York Rangers, Detroit and Columbus each dropped one spot, while Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Buffalo, Anaheim and Pittsburgh each dropped two spots. This was the first time that the league broadcast the results of the lottery live.
Indicates team won first lottery
Indicates team won second lottery
Indicates teams that did not win a lottery

Team1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th
San Jose25.5%18.8%55.7%
Chicago13.5%14.1%30.7%41.7%
Nashville11.5%11.2%7.8%39.7%29.8%
Philadelphia9.5%9.5%0.3%15.4%44.6%20.8%
Boston8.5%8.6%0.3%24.5%44.0%14.2%
Seattle7.5%7.7%0.2%34.1%41.4%9.1%
Buffalo6.5%6.7%0.2%44.4%36.5%5.6%
Anaheim6.0%6.2%0.2%54.4%30.0%3.2%
Pittsburgh5.0%5.2%0.2%64.4%23.5%1.7%
NY Islanders3.5%3.7%0.1%73.3%18.4%0.9%
NY Rangers3.0%3.2%0.1%79.9%13.4%0.5%
Detroit5.3%85.7%8.9%0.2%
Columbus4.3%90.7%5.1%>0.0%
Utah3.1%94.7%2.1%>0.0%
Vancouver1.1%97.9%1.1%
Calgary1.0%98.9%

Top prospects

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Selections by round

The order of the 2025 entry draft is listed below.

Round one

#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
1Matthew Schaefer

Round two

;Notes
  1. The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025, a second-round pick in 2025 to Carolina in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  2. :Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick in 2025 to Chicago in exchange for Dallas's second-round pick in 2025, a fifth-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second-round pick in 2025 and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  4. The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 23, 2023, that sent Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov to Boston in exchange for Craig Smith, a first-round pick in 2023, a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  5. The Seattle Kraken's second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second and third-round pick both in 2025 to Seattle in exchange for Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  6. The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau to Buffalo in exchange for Connor Clifton and this pick.
  7. The Anaheim Ducks' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 8, 2024 that sent Cutter Gauthier to Anaheim in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and this pick.
  8. The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2025 to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  9. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 6, 2023, that sent Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick to Pittsburgh in exchange for Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare, Jeff Petry and this pick.
  10. The New York Rangers re-acquired their second-round pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2024, that sent Hank Kempf, Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to Colorado in exchange for Calvin de Haan, Juuso Parssinen, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025 and this pick. The condition – New York will receive the earlier of Carolina‘s or their own second-round pick in 2025 – was converted when the Rangers failed to qualify for the 2025 [Stanley Cup playoffs] on April 12, 2025.
  11. :Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick in 2024 to Utah in exchange for a second and third-round pick both in 2024 and this pick.
  12. :Utah previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 13, 2022, that sent Ty Emberson to New York in exchange for Patrik Nemeth, a conditional second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  13. The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2025, that sent Trevor Zegras to Philadelphia in exchange for Ryan Poehling, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  14. :Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 6, 2023, that sent Kevin Connauton to Columbus in exchange for Los Angeles' first-round pick in 2023 and this pick. The condition – Philadelphia will receive a second-round pick in 2024 or 2025, at the Blue Jackets' choice – was converted on June 29, 2024, when Columbus elected to keep their second-round pick in 2024.
  15. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 30, 2025, that sent Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to Calgary in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a seventh-round pick in 2028 and this pick.
  16. The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2025 to Montreal in exchange for Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  17. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 4, 2025, that sent Petr Hauser and Max Jones to Edmonton in exchange for Max Wanner, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  18. :Edmonton previously acquired this pick as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from St. Louis to restricted free agent Philip Broberg on August 20, 2024.
  19. :St. Louis previously re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  20. :Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent future considerations to St. Louis in exchange for Kevin Hayes and this pick.
  21. The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Ottawa in exchange for Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and this pick.
  22. The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 27, 2024, that sent Andrew Mangiapane to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  23. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 23, 2023, that sent Lars Eller to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
  24. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second and fifth-round pick both in 2025 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  25. :Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 21, 2024, that sent Ryan McDonagh and Edmonton's fourth-round pick in 2024 to Tampa Bay in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  26. The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Tanner Jeannot to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  27. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second and third-round pick both in 2025 to Seattle in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  28. :Seattle previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Kyle Aucoin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont, conditional first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 and this pick.
  29. :Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Mikhail Sergachev to Utah in exchange for Conor Geekie, J.J. Moser, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  30. :Utah previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 19, 2022, that sent Ryan Dzingel and Ilya Lyubushkin to Toronto in exchange for Nick Ritchie and this pick. The condition – Arizona will receive a second-round pick in 2025 or a third-round pick in 2023, at Arizona's choice – was converted on February 24, 2023, when Arizona elected not to take Toronto's third-round pick in 2023.
  31. The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 to Vegas in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  32. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick in 2025 to Pittsburgh in exchange for a first-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  33. :Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Anthony Beauvillier to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  34. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as a result of a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Brian Dumoulin to New Jersey in exchange for Herman Traff and this pick. The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of Edmonton or Winnipeg's second-round picks in 2025 – was converted when Winnipeg was eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 17, 2025.
  35. :New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Tyler Toffoli to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  36. The Carolina Hurricanes' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Charlie Coyle and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Colorado in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt, Will Zellers and this pick. The condition – Boston will receive the later of Carolina or the Rangers' second-round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Rangers failed to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 12, 2025.
  37. :Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 24, 2025, that sent Mikko Rantanen to Carolina in exchange for Jack Drury, Martin Necas, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  38. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick 2025 to Chicago in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025, a fifth-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  39. :Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2023, that sent Max Domi and Dylan Wells to Dallas in exchange for Anton Khudobin and this pick.
  40. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent John Marino and Colorado's fifth-round pick in 2024 to Utah in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  41. :Utah previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Colorado's first-round pick in 2022 to Edmonton in exchange for Zack Kassian, a first-round pick in 2022 and a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  42. The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Boston's second-round pick in 2024 to Florida in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.

    Round three

;Notes
  1. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Carson Soucy to New York in exchange for this pick.
  2. :The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2025, that sent Reilly Smith to Vegas in exchange for Brendan Brisson and this pick.
  3. :Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent David Edstrom and a first-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Tomas Hertl, a third-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  4. The Chicago Blackhawks' re-acquired their third-round pick as the result of a trade on January 24, 2025, that sent Taylor Hall and Mikko Rantanen to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
  5. :Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a 3rd-round pick in 2024 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2025 and Dallas's third-round pick in 2026 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  7. :Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Jordan Spence to Ottawa in exchange for Colorado's sixth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  8. :Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick in 2025 to Nashville in exchange for Tampa Bay's first-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  9. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second-round pick in 2025 and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  10. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as a result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Vancouver's third-round pick and Detroit's fourth-round pick both in 2025 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  11. The Seattle Kraken's third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a trade on December 18, 2024, that sent Kaapo Kakko to Seattle in exchange for Will Borgen, a sixth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  12. The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 29, 2024, that sent Olli Maatta to Utah in exchange for this pick.
  13. :Utah previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Patrick Kane to New York in exchange for this pick. The condition – Utah will receive the higher of Dallas or New York's third-round picks in 2025 if the Rangers acquire the Stars' third-round pick in 2025 – was converted when New York traded Dallas's conditional third-round pick in 2025 to Seattle for Alexander Wennberg on March 6, 2024.
  14. The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2025 and 2026 to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
  15. The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to Columbus in exchange for Gavin Brindley, a conditional second-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  16. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 to Montreal in exchange for Detroit's fourth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  17. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 19, 2023, that sent Casey DeSmith to Vancouver in exchange for Tanner Pearson and this pick.
  18. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Jake Allen to New Jersey in exchange for this pick. The condition – Montreal will receive a third-round pick in 2025 if Allen plays in less than 40 games during the 2024–25 NHL season – was converted when it became impossible for Allen to play in 40 games during the 2024–25 NHL season on March 15, 2025.
  19. The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as compensation for not matching an offer sheet from St. Louis to restricted free agent Dylan Holloway on August 20, 2024.
  20. The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent Jordan Frasca to Nashville in exchange for Cody Glass, a sixth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  21. :Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a second-round pick in 2024 to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  22. :Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick in 2024 to Minnesota in exchange for a first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  23. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2025 and a fifth-round pick in 2025 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  24. :Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 2025 and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  25. :St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2024, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.
  26. The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 30, 2024, that sent Timothy Liljegren to San Jose in exchange for Matt Benning, a sixth-round pick in 2026 and this pick. The condition – Toronto will receive the higher of Colorado or Edmonton's third round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Oilers advanced to the 2025 Western Conference final.
  27. :San Jose previously acquired this pick as a result of the a trade on August 23, 2024, that sent Magnus Chrona, David Edstrom and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Nashville in exchange for Yaroslav Askarov, Nolan Burke and this pick.
  28. :Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Graham Sward and Yakov Trenin to Colorado in exchange for Jeremy Hanzel and this pick.
  29. The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 30, 2024, that sent Jake Guentzel to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  30. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 12, 2025, that sent Chris Kreider and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Anaheim in exchange for Carey Terrance and this pick.
  31. :Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2024, that sent Kirill Slepets to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  32. The Vegas Golden Knights' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Alexander Holtz and Akira Schmid to Vegas in exchange for Paul Cotter and this pick.
  33. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 to Vegas in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  34. :Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Logan Thompson to Washington in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  35. The Carolina Hurricanesꞌ third-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2025 and a seventh-round pick in 2027 to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  36. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Evgeny Kuznetsov to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
  37. The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Ty Emberson to Edmonton in exchange for Cody Ceci and this pick.
  38. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Carolina's third-round pick in 2025 to Ottawa in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  39. :Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Vladimir Tarasenko to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.

    Round four

;Notes
  1. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and a second-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and this pick.
  2. The Nashville Predators' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 18, 2025, that sent Erik Haula to Nashville in exchange for Jeremy Hanzel and this pick.
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Brandon Carlo to Toronto in exchange for Fraser Minten, a conditional first-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  4. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Nikita Grebenkin and a conditional first-round pick in 2027 to Philadelphia in exchange for Scott Laughton, a sixth-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  5. The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 3, 2024, that sent Gage Alexander to Detroit in exchange for Robby Fabbri and this pick. The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of Boston or Detroit's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when Boston could no longer finish better than Detroit on April 10, 2025.
  6. :Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2023, that sent Tyler Bertuzzi to Boston in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  7. The Seattle Kraken's fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 26, 2025, that sent Frederick Gaudreau to Seattle in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Anaheim Ducks' re-acquired their fourth-round pick as the result of a trade on June 12, 2025, that sent Carey Terrance and a third-round pick in 2025 to New York in exchange for Chris Kreider and this pick.
  9. :New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 6, 2024, that sent Jacob Trouba to Anaheim in exchange for Urho Vaakanainen and this pick. The condition – New York will receive the lower of Anaheim or Detroit's fourth-round pick in 2025 – was converted when Boston could no longer finish better than Anaheim and Detroit on April 10, 2025.
  10. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Cooper Zech to New York in exchange for Andy Welinski, a conditional second-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
  11. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2026 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  12. :Boston previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 to Montreal in exchange for Vancouver's third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  13. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 15, 2023, that sent Jeff Petry to Detroit in exchange for Gustav Lindstrom and this pick. The condition – Montreal will receive the lower of Boston or Detroit's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when Boston could no longer finish better than Detroit on April 10, 2025.
  14. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in 2025 to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  15. The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2024, that sent Hank Kempf, Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to Colorado in exchange for Calvin de Haan, Juuso Parssinen, a conditional second-round pick in 2025 and this pick. The condition – New York will receive the higher of Colorado or Vancouver's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when Vancouver failed to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 9, 2025.
  16. :Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 6, 2024, that sent Erik Brannstrom to Vancouver in exchange for Tucker Poolman and this pick.
  17. The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Jonathan Huberdeau, Cole Schwindt, MacKenzie Weegar and a conditional first-round pick in 2025 to Calgary in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and this pick. The condition – Florida will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Calgary receives Florida's first-round pick in 2025 – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 5, 2025.
  18. The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Luke Kunin to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
  19. :Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent Alexandre Texier to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
  20. The Minnesota Wild's fourth-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on August 18, 2023, that sent Ilya Lyubushkin to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  21. :Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent John Klingberg to Minnesota in exchange for Nikita Nesterenko, Andrej Sustr and this pick.
  22. The Ottawa Senators' fourth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2025, that sent Evander Kane to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
  23. :Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Vasily Podkolzin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  24. :Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 15, 2024, that sent Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson to Ottawa in exchange for Roby Jarventie and this pick.
  25. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent Yanni Gourde to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick. The condition – Detroit will receive the higher of Edmonton or Tampa Bay's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Edmonton advanced to the Western Conference finals on May 14, 2025.
  26. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 18, 2023, that sent Ryan O'Reilly to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  27. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 to Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  28. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Declan Chisholm and a sixth-round pick in 2025 to Washington in exchange for Chase Priskie and this pick.
  29. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 1, 2025 that sent Cody Ceci and Mikael Granlund to Dallas in exchange for a first-round pick in 2025 and this pick. The condition – San Jose will receive Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2025 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2025 Stanley Cup Final – was converted when Dallas was eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on May 29, 2025.
  30. :Dallas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2024, that sent Ty Dellandrea to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
  31. :San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
  32. The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Nashville's third-round pick in 2025 to Carolina in exchange for Dallas's third-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  33. The Dallas Stars re-acquired their fourth-round pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2025, that sent Mason Marchment to Seattle in exchange for a third-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  34. :Seattle previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Alexander Wennberg to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick. The condition – Seattle will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Lundkvist does not score a combined 55 points in the 2022–23 NHL season and 2023–24 NHL season – was converted on April 17, 2024.
  35. :The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 20, 2022, that sent Nils Lundkvist to Dallas in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and this conditional pick.
  36. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Adam Henrique to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Edmonton does not win the Stanley Cup in 2024 – was converted when the Oilers lost the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals on June 24, 2024.

    Round five

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  1. The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2023, that sent Anthony Duclair to San Jose in exchange for Steven Lorentz and this pick.
  2. The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 12, 2024, that sent Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2027 and this pick.
  3. :Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Joel Edmundson to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  4. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2023, that sent Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 to Chicago in exchange for Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and this pick. The condition – Toronto will receive a fifth-round pick in 2025 if McCabe plays in at least 50% of Toronto's games during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs and at least 25% of Toronto's games during the 2023–24 NHL season – was converted when McCabe played his 21st game of the season on December 14, 2023.
  5. The Nashville Predators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2026 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Connor Dewar and Conor Timmins to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
  7. The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on November 30, 2024, that sent Daemon Hunt, a conditional first-round pick in 2025, a third and fourth-round pick in 2026 and a second-round pick in 2027 to Columbus in exchange for David Jiricek and this pick.
  8. The New Jersey Devils' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on July 1, 2023, that sent Colin Miller to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  9. The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 1, 2024, that sent Reilly Smith to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2027 and this pick. The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of New York or Minnesota's fifth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when Minnesota clinched a playoff spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15, 2025.
  10. :The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 25, 2022, that sent Ryan Reaves to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  11. The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on December 9, 2024, that sent Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick in 2027 to Colorado in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  12. The Vegas Golden Knights' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 to Vegas in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  13. The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on August 9, 2023, that sent David Kase to Carolina in exchange for Massimo Rizzo and this pick.
  14. The Edmonton Oilers' fifth-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Sam Carrick, Ty Taylor and a seventh-round pick in 2024 to Edmonton in exchange for a first-round pick in 2024 and this pick. The condition – Anaheim will receive a fifth-round pick in 2025 if Edmonton does not win the Stanley Cup in 2024 – was converted when the Oilers lost the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals on June 24, 2024.
  15. The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 26, 2025, that sent Daniil Tarasov to Florida in exchange for this pick.

    Round six

;Notes
  1. The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for Tampa Bay's third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  2. The Seattle Kraken's sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a trade on December 18, 2024, that sent Kaapo Kakko to Seattle in exchange for Will Borgen, a third-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  3. The Minnesota Wild's sixth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Chase Priskie and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Washington in exchange for Declan Chisholm and this pick.
  4. The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Utah Mammoth as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  5. :Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 30, 2024, that sent Scott Wedgewood to Colorado in exchange for Justus Annunen and this pick.
  6. The Tampa Bay Lightning's sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 30, 2025, that sent Lucas Mercuri to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
  7. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2024 to Washington in exchange for this pick.
  8. The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Pittsburgh's second-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2025 to Carolina in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in 2025 and this pick.

    Round seven

;Notes
  1. The San Jose Sharksꞌ seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Jack Thompson and a third-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for Anthony Duclair and this pick.
  2. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Rasmus Asplund to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in 2027 to Philadelphia in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko and this pick.
  4. The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
  5. :Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of trade on June 13, 2025, that sent Victor Söderström to Boston in exchange for Ryan Mast and this pick.
  6. The Seattle Kraken's seventh-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 and Vegas's seventh-round pick in 2025 to Seattle in exchange for this pick.
  7. The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 to Columbus in exchange for Vegas's seventh-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  8. The Utah Mammothꞌs seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2027 to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Matt Dumba and this pick.
  9. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Kaapo Kahkonen to New Jersey in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and this pick.
  10. The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2026 to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
  11. :Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Jakub Vrana to St. Louis in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and this pick.
  12. The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on November 8, 2023, that sent Zach Bogosian to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
  13. The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 to Columbus in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2025 and this pick.
  14. :Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2023, that sent Jonathan Quick to Vegas in exchange for Michael Hutchinson and this pick.
  15. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Devin Cooley to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
  16. :San Jose previously acquired his pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent Pittsburgh's seventh-round pick in 2023 to Washington in exchange for this pick.

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