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NHL Draft 2026: Every First Round Pick
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The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft took place on Friday night in Buffalo, NY. Over the course of four hours, 32 players heard their names called to become the next members of the NHL's brotherhood.
If you missed any of the picks that were made over the round, or need a refresher, we have all 32 picks for you to check out below.
2026 NHL Draft - First Round PicksÂ
| PICK | TEAM | PLAYER | FORMER TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Gavin McKenna, LW | Penn State (NCAA) |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks | Ivar Stenberg, LW | Frölunda (Sweden) |
| 3 | Vancouver Canucks | Caleb Malhotra, C | Brantford (OHL) |
| 4 | Buffalo Sabres | Daxon Rudolph, D | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 5 | New York Rangers | Alberts Šmits, D | EHC München (Germany) |
| 6 | Calgary Flames | Carson Carels, D | Prince George (WHL) |
| 7 | Seattle Kraken | Chase Reid, D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 8 | Winnipeg Jets | Viggo Björck, C | Djurgården (Sweden) |
| 9 | San Jose Sharks | Keaton Verhoeff, D | North Dakota (NCAA) |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | Wyatt Cullen, LW | USNTDP |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues | Tynan Lawrence, C | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 12 | New Jersey Devils | Alexander Command, C | Örebro (Sweden) |
| 13 | New York Islanders | Malte Gustafsson, D | HV71 (Sweden) |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Oscar Hemming, LW | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 15 | Anaheim Ducks | Nikita Klepov, RW | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 16 | St. Louis Blues | Maddox Dagenais, C | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 17 | Utah Mammoth | Ethan Belchetz, LW | Windsor (OHL) |
| 18 | Washington Capitals | Oliver Suvanto, C | Tappara (Finland) |
| 19 | Los Angeles Kings | Elton Hermansson, RW | MoDo (Sweden) |
| 20 | Buffalo Sabres | Ilya Morozov, C | Miami, OH (NCAA) |
| 21 | San Jose Sharks | Ryan Lin, D | Vancouver (WHL) |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Liam Ruck, RW | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| 23 | Detroit Red Wings | JP Hurlbert, LW | Kamloops (WHL) |
| 24 | Vancouver Canucks | Adam Novotný, LW | Peterborough (OHL) |
| 25 | Ottawa Senators | Jonas Lagerberg Hoen, RW | Leksands Jr. (Sweden) |
| 26 | Montreal Canadiens | Gleb Pugachyov, RW | Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) |
| 27 | Philadelphia Flyers | Maksim Sokolovskii, D | London (OHL) |
| 28 | Anaheim Ducks | Marcus Nordmark, LW | Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden) |
| 29 | Vegas Golden Knights | Juho Piiparinen, D | Tappara (Finland) |
| 30 | Calgary Flames | Jack Hextall, C | Youngstown (USHL) |
| 31 | Nashville Predators | Thomas Bleyl, D | Moncton (QMJHL) |
| 32 | Ottawa Senators | Jaxon Cover, RW | London (OHL) |
