The first round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft has been set with the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final.
The first 16 selections were determined by the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 5. The New York Islanders won the lottery and have the No. 1 pick.
The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup 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 four division winners who were eliminated in inverse order of regular-season points.
The Carolina Hurricanes, who lost to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final, have pick No. 29 as the team that lost in the conference finals with the fewest regular-season points.
The Dallas Stars, who lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final, traded their first pick, No. 30, to the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 1 as part of the deal that sent forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci to Dallas.
The Panthers, who won the Stanley Cup with a 5-1 victory against the Oilers in Game 6 of the Final on Tuesday, receive the No. 32 pick, but the Calgary Flames own the selection from the trade for forward Matthew Tkachuk on July 22, 2022.
Edmonton receives the No. 31 selection for losing in the Final, but the pick belongs to the Philadelphia Flyers, who acquired the Oilers' first-round selection in a trade June 28, 2024, for a first-round choice at the 2024 NHL Draft (No. 32), which Edmonton used on forward Sam O'Reilly.
The 2025 draft will be held at L.A. Live's Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first round is June 27 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS), with rounds 2-7 on June 28 (Noon ET; NHLN, ESPN+, SN, SN1).
Philadelphia has three picks in the first round, along with No. 6 and the Colorado Avalanche's selection at No. 22. The Flyers acquired that pick as part of the trade of defenseman Sean Walker on March 6, 2024.
The Nashville Predators also have three picks: No. 5; No. 23, which was acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning in the trade for forward Tanner Jeannot on Feb. 26, 2023; and No. 26, which originally belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas traded the pick to San Jose for forward Tomas Hertl on March 8, 2024, and the Sharks sent the pick to the Predators on Aug. 23 as part of the trade of goalie Yaroslav Askarov.
Philadelphia, Nashville and San Jose, which also has the No. 2 selection, are three of seven teams with multiple first-round picks.
The Chicago Blackhawks have No. 3 and No. 25, which they acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of the trade of defenseman Jake McCabe on Feb. 27, 2023.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have No. 14 and No. 20, which they received in a trade with the Minnesota Wild for defenseman David Jiricek on Nov. 30.
The Montreal Canadiens have No. 17 and No. 16, which they got from the Flames as part of the trade of forward Sean Monahan on Aug. 18, 2022.
In addition to No. 32, the Flames also have No. 18, which they acquired from the New Jersey Devils in the trade for goalie Jacob Markstrom on June 19, 2024.
2025 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
1. New York Islanders
2. San Jose Sharks
3. Chicago Blackhawks
4. Utah Mammoth
5. Nashville Predators
6. Philadelphia Flyers
7. Boston Bruins
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Buffalo Sabres
10. Anaheim Ducks
11. Pittsburgh Penguins
12. New York Rangers
13. Detroit Red Wings
14. Columbus Blue Jackets
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames)
17. Montreal Canadiens
18. Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils)
19. St. Louis Blues
20. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild)
21. Ottawa Senators
22. Philadelphia Flyers (from Colorado Avalanche)
23. Nashville Predators (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
24. Los Angeles Kings
25. Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
26. Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks)
27. Washington Capitals
28. Winnipeg Jets
29. Carolina Hurricanes
30. San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars)
31. Philadelphia Flyers (from Edmonton Oilers)
32. Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers)
