Round 1
1. Connor McDavid, F, EDM (TP)
2. Nathan MacKinnon, F, COL (T2)
3. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS (T3)
4. Nikita Kucherov, F, TBL (PJ)
5. Leon Draisaitl, F, EDM (T5)
6. Cale Makar, D, COL (T6)
7. Jason Robertson, F, DAL (T7)
8. David Pastrnak, F, BOS (CM)
9. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL (T9)
10. Kirill Kaprizov, F, MIN (T10)
11. Quinn Hughes, D, MIN (T11)
12. Jack Hughes, F, NJD (T12)
Takeaways: McDavid, who’s NHL.com’s top-ranked fantasy player, went first in mock draft 2.0 after MacKinnon led off mock 1.0. Kaprizov, who’s starting training camp on a line with Ryan Hartman and Maxim Shabanov, went 10th after going eighth in mock 1.0. Jack Hughes, who’s starting training camp on a line with Jesper Bratt and offseason addition Anthony Mantha (career-high 33 goals last season with Pittsburgh Penguins), rounded out the first round after going 16th in mock 1.0.
Round 2
13. Matt Boldy, F, MIN (T12)
14. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM (T11)
15. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL (T10)
16. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL (T9)
17. Cole Caufield, F, MTL (CM)
18. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL (T7)
19. Auston Matthews, F, TOR (T6)
20. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ (T5)
21. Jack Eichel, F, VGK (PJ)
22. Lane Hutson, D, MTL (T3)
23. Mikko Rantanen, F, DAL (T2)
24. Brady Tkachuk, F, FLA (TP)
Takeaways: Quinn Hughes and Bouchard went ahead of Werenski, who fell to 20th after going 11th in mock 1.0. The Dallas Stars had four players taken in the first two rounds, the most of any team. Five defensemen were taken in the first two rounds of mock 2.0, while only two goalies were taken in that range.
Round 3
25. Matthew Tkachuk, F, FLA (TP)
26. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA (T2)
27. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF (T3)
28. Martin Necas, F, COL (PJ)
29. Jake Guentzel, F, TBL (T5)
30. Tage Thompson, F, BUF (T6)
31. Mitch Marner, F, VGK (T7)
32. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA (CM)
33. Logan Thompson, G, WSH (T9)
34. Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI (T10)
35. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA (T11)
36. Kyle Connor, F, WPG (T12)
Takeaways: The Tkachuk brothers were stacked on the same team. Gauthier, who signed a new contract with the Ducks, went 26th in mock 2.0 after going 35th in mock 1.0 when he was an RFA. Marner, who went 47th in mock 1.0, went much higher in mock 2.0.
Round 4
37. Mark Scheifele, F, WPG (T12)
38. William Nylander, F, TOR (T11)
39. Brandon Hagel, F, TBL (T10)
40. Alex DeBrincat, F, DET (T9)
41. Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR (CM)
42. Sam Reinhart, F, FLA (T7)
43. Clayton Keller, F, UTA (T6)
44. Darren Raddysh, D, TOR (T5)
45. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG - suspended (PJ)
46. Scott Wedgewood, G, COL (T3)
47. Matthew Schaefer, D, NYI (T2)
48. Sidney Crosby, F, PIT (TP)
Takeaways: Hellebuyck, who has been suspended by the Winnipeg Jets after requesting a trade and not reporting to training camp, was taken in the late second round of mock 1.0 but fell to the late fourth round in mock 2.0. Connor and Scheifele went higher than Hellebuyck from the Jets.
Round 5
49. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL (TP)
50. Artemi Panarin, F, LAK (T2)
51. Tim Stützle, F, OTT (T3)
52. Moritz Seider, D, DET (PJ)
53. Filip Forsberg, F, NSH (T5)
54. Connor Bedard, F, CHI - INJ. (T6)
55. Aleksander Barkov, F, FLA (T7)
56. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN (CM)
57. Robert Thomas, F, STL (T9)
58. Adrian Kempe, F, LAK (T10)
59. Brayden Point, F, TBL (T11)
60. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ (T12)
Takeaways: Wallstedt has a chance to be the Minnesota Wild’s clear No. 1 goalie with Filip Gustavsson expected to miss the start of the season because of injury. Bedard is expected to miss the start of the season because of injury.
Round 6
61. Will Smith, F, SJS (T12)
62. Sebastian Aho, F, CAR (T11)
63. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT (T10)
64. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH (T9)
65. Porter Martone, F, PHI - rookie (CM)
66. Adam Fox, D, NYR (T7)
67. Jesper Bratt, F, NJD (T6)
68. Karel Vejmelka, G, UTA (T5)
69. Brandon Bussi, G, CAR (PJ)
70. Lucas Raymond, F, DET (T3)
71. Jacob Markstrom, G, FLA (T2)
72. Mika Zibanejad, F, NYR (TP)
Takeaways: Martone, who covered points, shots on goal and hits during his late-season NHL trial and the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, was the first rookie taken in both mock drafts. Bussi, who will likely start the season as the starter for the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes after Frederik Andersen signed with the Edmonton Oilers this offseason, was the 10th goalie off the board in mock 2.0.
Round 7
73. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL (TP)
74. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS (T2)
75. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL (T3)
76. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT (PJ)
77. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL (T5)
78. Roman Josi, D, NSH (T6)
79. Victor Hedman, D, TBL (T7)
80. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA (CM)
81. Drake Batherson, F, OTT (T9)
82. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, NYR (T10)
83. Logan Cooley, F, UTA (T11)
84. Brock Faber, D, MIN (T12)
Takeaways: Unlike in the first mock draft, Hedman went ahead of his new teammate Carlson. Three veteran defensemen were taken in this round with Karlsson, Josi and Hedman. Dorofeyev, who was traded to the New York Rangers this offseason, is starting training camp on a line with J.T. Miller and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Round 8
85. Mackenzie Blackwood, G, COL (T12)
86. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG (T11)
87. Roope Hintz, F, DAL (T10)
88. Nick Schmaltz, F, UTA (T9)
89. John Carlson, D, TBL (CM)
90. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA (T7)
91. Carter Hart, G, VGK (T6)
92. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR (T5)
93. Cole Hutson, D, WSH - rookie (PJ)
94. Shea Theodore, D, VGK (T3)
95. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA (T2)
96. Dylan Holloway, F, STL (TP)
Takeaways: Hart, who is expected to be the Vegas Golden Knights’ starting goalie this season, went much higher in mock 2.0 than he did in mock 1.0 (144th). The Utah Mammoth, who made the playoffs for the first time last season, had six players among the first 90 picks of this mock draft. The Lightning had an NHL-most seven players taken in the top 100 overall but then did not have any other players selected in the rest of the draft.
Round 9
97. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS - suspended (TP)
98. Morgan Geekie, F, BOS (T2)
99. Bowen Byram, D, CHI (T3)
100. Gavin McKenna, F, TOR - rookie (PJ)
101. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR (T5)
102. Alex Tuch, F, WSH (T6)
103. Zach Hyman, F, EDM (T7)
104. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK (CM)
105. Mark Stone, F, VGK (T9)
106. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, TOR (T10)
107. Philip Broberg, D, STL (T11)
108. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF (T12)
Takeaways: Byram could be a reach based on his average draft position (115.7). Like in mock draft 1.0, three rookies went in the top 100 overall. Geekie, who’s tied for 15th in the NHL in goals over the past two seasons combined (72), went much higher in mock 2.0 than he did in mock 1.0 (142nd).
Round 10
109. Noah Dobson, D, MTL (T12)
110. Nico Hischier, F, NJD (T11)
111. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD (T10)
112. Bryan Rust, F, PIT (T9)
113. Timo Meier, F, NJD (CM)
114. J.T. Miller, F, NYR (T7)
115. Luke Hughes, D, NJD (T6)
116. Nikolaj Ehlers, F, CAR (T5)
117. Dylan Larkin, F, DET - INJ. (PJ)
118. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA (T3)
119. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI (T2)
120. Thomas Harley, D, DAL (TP)
Takeaways: Four New Jersey Devils went in this round and each is a potential fantasy bargain; Hischier and Meier started training camp on a line with offseason addition Luke Evangelista, who’s also seeing first power-play time. It’s also worth noting Luke Hughes is seeing time on the first power play over Hamilton. Larkin, who requested a trade after last season (became public knowledge June 4), remains on the Detroit Red Wings but is dealing with an injury. Ehlers could see an elevated role with Seth Jarvis expected to miss the start of the season because of injury.
Round 11
121. Rasmus Andersson, D, VGK (TP)
122. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR (T2)
123. Matthew Knies, F, TOR (T3)
124. Alex Ovechkin, F, WSH (PJ)
125. John Gibson, G, DET (T5)
126. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ - RFA (T6)
127. Linus Ullmark, G, OTT (T7)
128. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK (CM)
129. Travis Konecny, F, PHI (T9)
130. MacKenzie Weegar, D, UTA (T10)
131. Bo Horvat, F, NYI (T11)
132. Brandon Montour, D, SEA (T12)
Takeaways: Fantilli, who remains a restricted free agent, went much lower in mock 2.0 after being the 67th pick in mock 1.0. Ovechkin went even later in mock draft 2.0 than he did in mock 1.0 (97th); he was stacked on the same team as Cole Hutson, who could play on the Washington Capitals’ first power play as a rookie.
Round 12
133. Seth Jones, D, FLA (T12)
134. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR - INJ. (T11)
135. Vince Dunn, D, SEA (T10)
136. Rickard Rakell, F, PIT (T9)
137. Anton Frondell, F, CHI - rookie (CM)
138. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR (T7)
139. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT (T6)
140. Brock Nelson, F, COL (T5)
141. Mattias Samuelsson, D, BUF (PJ)
142. Spencer Knight, G, CHI (T3)
143. Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG (T2)
144. John Tavares, F, TOR (TP)
Takeaways: Rielly, who was not selected in mock 1.0, was taken in mock 2.0 despite the Toronto Maple Leafs signing Darren Raddysh this offseason. Tavares started training camp on a line with Nylander and McKenna. Knight went much later in mock 2.0 than he did in mock 1.0 (94th). The only two Seattle Kraken players taken in mock 2.0 were defensemen, with each going in a four-pick span.
Round 13
145. Tom Wilson, F, WSH (TP)
146. JJ Peterka, F, BOS (T2)
147. Sam Bennett, F, FLA (T3)
148. Chris Kreider, F, MTL (PJ)
149. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, F, EDM (T5)
150. Mathew Barzal, F, NYI - INJ. (T6)
151. Steven Stamkos, F, NSH (T7)
152. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL (CM)
153. Ryan O'Reilly, F, NSH (T9)
154. Joel Eriksson Ek, F, MIN (T10)
155. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN (T11)
156. Alexis Lafreniere, F, NYR (T12)
Takeaways: Snuggerud continues to go much lower in mock drafts compared to NHL.com’s rankings (85th). Barzal could miss the start of the season because of injury. Kreider, who recently signed with the Montreal Canadiens and has started training camp on a line with Suzuki and Caufield, was drafted in mock 2.0 after not being selected in mock 1.0.
Round 14
157. Nazem Kadri, F, COL (T12)
158. Patrick Kane, F, CHI (T11)
159. Jackson Blake, F, CAR (T10)
160. Brent Burns, D, COL (T9)
161. Mason Marchment, F, SJS (CM)
162. Jordan Kyrou, F, WSH (T7)
163. Ivar Stenberg, F, SJS - rookie (T6)
164. Joel Hofer, G, STL (T5)
165. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS (PJ)
166. Evgeni Malkin, F, PIT (T3)
167. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI (T2)
168. Jake Allen, G, NJD (TP)
Takeaways: Burns, who’s the oldest player in the NHL (41 years old), was selected in mock 2.0 after going undrafted in mock 1.0. Three San Jose Sharks players went in this round; Marchment started training camp on the top line with Celebrini (selected third in mock 2.0) and Smith (61st).
Round 15
169. Juuse Saros, G, NSH (TP)
170. Aliaksei Protas, F, WSH (T2)
171. Dylan Strome, F, WSH (T3)
172. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA (PJ)
173. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ (T5)
174. Zeev Buium, D, VAN (T6)
175. Brad Marchand, F, FLA - INJ. (T7)
176. Vincent Trocheck, F, UTA (CM)
177. Travis Sanheim, D, PHI (T9)
178. Zach Benson, F, BUF (T10)
179. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL - rookie (T11)
180. Carter Verhaeghe, F, FLA (T12)
Takeaways: One team waited on goalies and selected Allen and Saros late in this mock draft. Protas started Capitals’ training camp on a line with his brother Ilya Protas and offseason addition Jordan Kyrou. Marchand is expected to miss the start of the season because of injury.
Round 16
181. Dan Vladar, G, PHI (T12)
182. Alex Lyon, G, BUF (T11)
183. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR - RFA (T10)
184. Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM (T9)
185. Filip Hronek, D, VAN (CM)
186. Darcy Kuemper, G, LAK (T7)
187. Frederik Andersen, G, EDM - INJ. (T6)
188. Tomas Hertl, F, VGK (T5)
189. James Hagens, F, BOS - rookie (PJ)
190. Josh Doan, F, BUF (T3)
191. Pavel Zacha, F, BOS (T2)
192. Olen Zellweger, D, BUF (TP)
Takeaways: Nikishin remains unsigned and was not on the ice for the start of training camp. Ekholm was not selected in mock 1.0. Andersen is expected to miss the start of the season because of injury. Hagens was the seventh rookie off the board in mock 2.0 after going undrafted in mock 1.0. It’s worth noting no Calgary Flames players were taken in mock 2.0, but Simon Nemec is ranked 37th among defensemen by NHL.com and higher than many players at the position that were taken in this simulation.
