2023 NHL Draft order set for 1st 30 picks

The first 30 picks of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft have been set with the end of the conference finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The first 16 selections were determined by the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 8. The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick. The Anaheim Ducks won the No. 2 selection.

The 2023 draft will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The first round is June 28 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS) and rounds 2-7 are June 29 (11 a.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVAS).

The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the playoffs were slotted into picks 17-28. Teams that did not win their division were placed in inverse order of regular-season standings points, followed by the two division winners who lost in inverse order of regular-season points.

The No. 29 pick would go to the Dallas Stars, who lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final, as the team that lost in the conference finals with the fewest regular-season points. However, that selection is owned by the St. Louis Blues. The Stars traded to the pick to the New York Rangers for defenseman Nils Lundkvist on Sept. 19, and the Rangers sent it to the Blues as part of the Vladimir Tarasenko trade Feb. 9.

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It's one of three first-round picks owned by the Blues, who have No. 10 and the Toronto Maple Leafs selection at No. 25, acquired as part of the trade for forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari on Feb. 17.

The No. 30 selection belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes, who lost to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final.

The team that loses in the Stanley Cup Final will get pick No. 31, and the Cup winner gets No. 32.

The Panthers will play the Golden Knights in the Final, which starts at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, TBS, CBC, SN, TVAS).

The Montreal Canadiens have the Panthers first-round pick from the trade for defenseman Ben Chiarot on March 16, 2022. They also have the No. 5 choice.

In addition to the Blues and Canadiens, six other teams have multiple first-round picks.

The Blackhawks have the Tampa Bay Lightning's pick at No. 19 from the trade for forward Brandon Hagel on March 18, 2022.

The Philadelphia Flyers will select No. 7 and No. 22 with a pick originally held by the Los Angeles Kings. The pick was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of the deal for goalie Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov on March 1. The Blue Jackets sent the pick to the Flyers as part of a three-team trade June 6 that included the Kings and saw defenseman Ivan Provorov go to Columbus.

The San Jose Sharks have No. 4 and No. 26, which it received from the New Jersey Devils as part of the trade for forward Timo Meier on Feb. 26.

The Arizona Coyotes have No. 6 and the Ottawa Senators pick at No. 12, acquired in the trade for defenseman Jakob Chychrun on March 1.

The Detroit Red Wings will select No. 9 and No. 17 with a pick originally owned by the New York Islanders. The pick was sent to the Vancouver Canucks in the trade for forward Bo Horvat on Jan. 30, and the Canucks moved it to the Red Wings in the trade for defenseman Filip Hronek on March 1.

The Nashville Predators have No. 15 and No. 24, acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in the trade for defenseman Mattias Ekholm on Feb. 28.

The final order of the first round will be set after the Stanley Cup Final.

2023 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER

1. Chicago Blackhawks
   2. Anaheim Ducks
   3. Columbus Blue Jackets
   4. San Jose Sharks
   5. Montreal Canadiens
   6. Arizona Coyotes
   7. Philadelphia Flyers
   8. Washington Capitals
   9. Detroit Red Wings
   10. St. Louis Blues
   11. Vancouver Canucks
   12. Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators)
   13. Buffalo Sabres
   14. Pittsburgh Penguins
   15. Nashville Predators
   16. Calgary Flames
   17. Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks)
   18. Winnipeg Jets
   19. Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
   20. Seattle Kraken
   21. Minnesota Wild
   22. Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets)
   23. New York Rangers
   24. Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers)
   25. St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
   26. San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils)
   27. Colorado Avalanche
   28. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals)
   29. St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers)
   30. Carolina Hurricanes

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