NHL Draft order set for first round

Will be held virtually over two days

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By NHL Public Relations
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NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League announced today the order of selection for the 2020 NHL Draft™ presented by EA SPORTS NHL21, which will be held virtually over two days. Round 1 will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

NBCSN, Sportsnet and TVA will provide live coverage on Tuesday, followed by NHL Network and Sportsnet on Wednesday. More details will be announced in the coming days.

Round 1
  1. NY Rangers
    1. Los Angeles
    2. Ottawa (from SJS)
    3. Detroit
    4. Ottawa
    5. Anaheim
    6. New Jersey
    7. Buffalo
    8. Minnesota
    9. Winnipeg
    10. Nashville
    11. Florida
    12. Carolina (from TOR)
    13. Edmonton
    14. Toronto (from PIT)
    15. Montreal
    16. Chicago
    17. New Jersey (from ARI)
    18. Calgary
    19. New Jersey (from VAN via TBL)
    20. Columbus
    21. NY Rangers (from CAR)
    22. Philadelphia
    23. Washington
    24. Colorado
    25. St. Louis
    26. Anaheim (from BOS)
    27. Ottawa (from NYI)
    28. Vegas
    29. Dallas
    30. San Jose (from TBL)
Round 2
  1. Detroit
    1. Ottawa
    2. San Jose
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Anaheim
    5. Nashville (from NJD)
    6. Buffalo
    7. Minnesota
    8. Winnipeg
    9. Carolina (from NYR)
    10. Nashville
    11. Florida
    12. Toronto
    13. Detroit (from EDM)
    14. Chicago (from PIT via VGK)
    15. Montreal
    16. Montreal (from CHI)
    17. No selection
    18. Calgary
    19. Los Angeles (from VAN)
    20. Ottawa (from CBJ)
    21. Carolina
    22. Philadelphia
    23. Detroit (from WSH)
    24. San Jose (from COL via WSH)
    25. Montreal (from STL)
    26. Boston
    27. Ottawa (from NYI)
    28. Los Angeles (from VGK)
    29. Ottawa (from DAL via VGK)
    30. Tampa Bay
      Pick 49 - The NHL directed the forfeiture of this pick in sanctions against the Arizona Coyotes announced Aug. 26, 2020.
Round 3
  1. Detroit
    1. Ottawa
    2. Detroit (from SJS)
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Anaheim
    5. Vegas (from NJD)
    6. Carolina (from BUF)
    7. Nashville (from MIN)
    8. Ottawa (from WPG)
    9. NY Rangers
    10. Nashville
    11. Florida
    12. Colorado (from TOR)
    13. Edmonton (optional to CGY, conditional to CHI)
    14. Pittsburgh
    15. Montreal
    16. Chicago
    17. Washington (from ARI via COL)
    18. Calgary (conditional to CHI)
    19. Vancouver
    20. Los Angeles (from CBJ via OTT and TOR)
    21. New Jersey (from CAR)
    22. Tampa Bay (from PHI via SJS)
    23. St. Louis (from WSH via MTL)
    24. Florida (from COL)
    25. St. Louis
    26. Boston
    27. NY Islanders
    28. Vegas
    29. NY Rangers (from DAL)
    30. Tampa Bay
      Pick 76 - Under the terms of a July 19, 2019 trade, Edmonton will send its 3rd-round pick in 2020 or 2021 to Calgary. If CGY receives the 2020 pick, it will send the pick to CHI under the terms of a Feb. 24, 2020 trade.
      Pick 81 - If CGY does not receive EDM's 2020 3rd-round pick, it will send its own 2020 3rd-round pick to CHI (see pick 76).
Round 4
  1. Tampa Bay (from DET)
    1. Ottawa
    2. Calgary (from SJS via MTL and BUF)
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Montreal (from ANA)
    5. New Jersey
    6. Buffalo
    7. Minnesota
    8. Montreal (from WPG)
    9. NY Rangers
    10. Anaheim (from NSH via PHI)
    11. Florida
    12. Toronto
    13. Detroit (from EDM)
    14. Pittsburgh
    15. Montreal
    16. Chicago
    17. Arizona
    18. Los Angeles (from CGY)
    19. Vancouver
    20. Columbus
    21. Carolina
    22. Philadelphia
    23. Washington
    24. Colorado
    25. St. Louis
    26. New Jersey (from BOS)
    27. NY Islanders
    28. Toronto (from VGK)
    29. Dallas
    30. Tampa Bay
Round 5
  1. Detroit
    1. San Jose (from OTT)
    2. San Jose
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Anaheim
    5. New Jersey
    6. Buffalo
    7. Minnesota
    8. Winnipeg
    9. NY Rangers
    10. Nashville
    11. Montreal (from FLA)
    12. Florida (from TOR)
    13. Edmonton
    14. Pittsburgh
    15. Carolina (from MTL)
    16. Chicago
    17. Arizona
    18. Calgary
    19. Vancouver
    20. Columbus
    21. St. Louis (from CAR)
    22. Philadelphia
    23. Washington
    24. Colorado
    25. St. Louis
    26. Boston
    27. NY Islanders
    28. Toronto (from VGK)
    29. Dallas
    30. Ottawa (from TBL)
Round 6
  1. Detroit
    1. Tampa Bay (from OTT)
    2. Ottawa (from SJS)
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Anaheim
    5. New Jersey
    6. Dallas (from BUF via CAR and FLA)
    7. Minnesota
    8. Winnipeg
    9. NY Rangers
    10. Nashville
    11. Colorado (from FLA)
    12. Toronto
    13. Edmonton
    14. Pittsburgh
    15. Montreal
    16. Chicago
    17. Arizona
    18. Calgary
    19. Vancouver
    20. Columbus
    21. Toronto (from CAR)
    22. Philadelphia
    23. Washington
    24. Toronto (from COL)
    25. Ottawa (from STL via EDM)
    26. Boston
    27. NY Islanders
    28. Vegas
    29. Dallas
    30. Tampa Bay
Round 7
  1. Detroit
    1. Montreal (from OTT)
    2. Toronto (from SJS)
    3. Los Angeles
    4. Vancouver (from ANA)
    5. New Jersey
    6. Buffalo
    7. Minnesota
    8. Toronto (from WPG via MIN)
    9. NY Rangers
    10. NY Rangers (from NSH)
    11. Florida
    12. Carolina (from TOR)
    13. Edmonton
    14. San Jose (from PIT)
    15. Philadelphia (from MTL)
    16. St. Louis (from CHI via MTL)
    17. Arizona
    18. Calgary
    19. NY Rangers (from VAN)
    20. Columbus
    21. Carolina
    22. Philadelphia
    23. San Jose (from WSH)
    24. Colorado
    25. Toronto (from STL)
    26. Boston
    27. NY Islanders
    28. Vegas
    29. Buffalo (from DAL)
    30. Tampa Bay
Draft Order Procedure for 2020 NHL Draft™ presented by EA SPORTS NHL21

Round 1
Picks 1-15: Determined by Phases 1 and 2 of 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion
Rounds 2-7
Picks 1-7: Teams who did not participate in the Return To Play, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 8-15: Teams eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion

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