The 2025 NHL Draft schedule takes place from June 27th through June 28th, 2025. The draft takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. The second day of the draft sees rounds 2 through 7 take place. We have the schedule and draft order (and picks when they happen) for you below.
2025 NHL Draft Schedule
- Dates: June 27-28, 2025
- Times: 7 PM (ET) (Day 1), 12PM (ET) (Day 2)
- Location: Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- TV: ESPN (Day 1), NHL Network (Day 2)
Who has the first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft?
Kind of like the Mavs getting the 1st pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, The Islanders won the No. 1 overall pick despite boasting just 3.5% odds for the 2025 NHL Draft.
How many picks are in the NHL draft?
A total of 224 selections will be made over the seven rounds of the draft.
2025 NHL Draft Order and Picks – Round 1
Here’s the 2025 NHL Draft order for round 1. We’ll update it with picks made, trades, etc for you over the course of the evening.
| Pick | Team | Player Name | Position | Amateur/Junior Team |
| 1 | New York Islanders | Matthew Schaefer | D | Erie (OHL) |
| 2 | San Jose Sharks | Michael Misa | C | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Anton Frondell | C | Djurgarden (SWE-2) |
| 4 | Utah Mammoth | Caleb Desnoyers | C | Moncton (QMJHL) |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | Brady Martin | C | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | Porter Martone | RW | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 7 | Boston Bruins | James Hagens | C | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 8 | Seattle Kraken | Jake O’Brien | C | Brantford (OHL) |
| 9 | Buffalo Sabres | Radim Mrtka | D | Seattle (WHL) |
| 10 | Anaheim Ducks | Roger McQueen | C | Brandon (WHL) |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Jackson Smith | D | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Kashawn Aitcheson | D | Barrie (OHL) |
| 13 | Detroit Red Wings | Victor Eklund | RW | Djurgarden (SWE-2) |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Jack Nesbitt | C | Windsor (OHL) |
| 15 | Vancouver Canucks | Carter Bear | C | Everett (WHL) |
| 16 | New York Islanders | Emil Heineman | LW | Skelleftea (SHL) |
| 17 | New York Islanders | Benjamin Kindel | C | Calgary (WHL) |
| 18 | Calgary Flames | William Zellers | LW | Shattuck St. Mary’s (USHS) |
| 19 | St. Louis Blues | Blake Fiddler | D | Edmonton (WHL) |
| 20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Cole Reschny | C | Victoria (WHL) |
| 21 | Ottawa Senators | Logan Hensler | D | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ryan Smith | D | Dubuque (USHL) |
| 23 | Ottawa Senators | Jamiro Gregory | RW | Rapperswil-Jona (SUI) |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Danny Nelson | C | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | Reese Hamilton | D | Calgary (WHL) |
| 26 | Los Angeles Kings | Lukas Fischer | D | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 27 | Colorado Avalanche | Hagen Burrows | RW | Minnetonka (USHS) |
| 28 | Minnesota Wild | Tommy West | C | Edina (USHS) |
| 29 | Chicago Blackhawks | Nathan Villeneuve | C | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 30 | New York Rangers | Maxim Masse | RW | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) |
| 31 | Los Angeles Kings | Kirill Kudryavtsev | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 32 | Calgary Flames | Cullen Potter | C | Arizona State (NCAA) |
2025 NHL Draft Order – Round 2
Here’s the updated draft order for Round 2 of the 2025 NHL Draft for you. We’ll update you again on all of the picks after day 2 is over.
| Pick | Team | Notes on Pick Acquisition |
| 33 | San Jose Sharks | Own pick |
| 34 | Chicago Blackhawks | Own pick |
| 35 | Nashville Predators | Own pick |
| 36 | Philadelphia Flyers | Own pick |
| 37 | Washington Capitals | Own pick |
| 38 | Seattle Kraken | Own pick |
| 39 | Buffalo Sabres | Own pick |
| 40 | Philadelphia Flyers | From Anaheim Ducks, acquired in trade on June 28, 2024, for a 2024 first-round pick (No. 32) |
| 41 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Own pick |
| 42 | Colorado Avalanche | From New York Rangers, acquired in trade on March 1, 2024, for Hank Kempf, Ryan Lindgren, and Jimmy Vesey |
| 43 | Detroit Red Wings | Own pick |
| 44 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Own pick |
| 45 | Vancouver Canucks | Own pick |
| 46 | New York Islanders | From Montreal Canadiens (originally from Calgary Flames), acquired in trade for Noah Dobson on June 27, 2025 |
| 47 | New York Islanders | From Montreal Canadiens, acquired in trade for Noah Dobson on June 27, 2025 |
| 48 | St. Louis Blues | From Calgary Flames (originally from New Jersey Devils), acquired in trade on August 13, 2024, for a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fifth-round pick |
| 49 | St. Louis Blues | Own pick |
| 50 | New Jersey Devils | From Columbus Blue Jackets (originally from Minnesota Wild), acquired in trade on June 27, 2025, for Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood |
| 51 | Nashville Predators | From Ottawa Senators, acquired in trade on July 2, 2024, for Mathieu Joseph |
| 52 | Colorado Avalanche | From Philadelphia Flyers (originally from Colorado Avalanche), acquired in trade on March 6, 2024, for Sean Walker |
| 53 | Tampa Bay Lightning | From Nashville Predators (originally from Tampa Bay Lightning), acquired in trade on Feb. 26, 2023, for Tanner Jeannot |
| 54 | Pittsburgh Penguins | From Los Angeles Kings, acquired in trade on June 28, 2024, for a 2024 first-round pick |
| 55 | Chicago Blackhawks | From Toronto Maple Leafs, acquired in trade on February 28, 2023, for Andy Welinski |
| 56 | San Jose Sharks | From Nashville Predators (originally from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), acquired in trade for Yaroslav Askarov |
| 57 | Washington Capitals | Own pick |
| 58 | Winnipeg Jets | Own pick |
| 59 | Chicago Blackhawks | From Carolina Hurricanes, acquired in trade on June 28, 2024, for a 2024 second-round pick |
| 60 | San Jose Sharks | From Dallas Stars, acquired in trade on Feb. 1, 2025, for Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci |
| 61 | Los Angeles Kings | From Pittsburgh Penguins (originally from Philadelphia Flyers, from Edmonton Oilers), acquired in trade on June 28, 2024, for a 2024 first-round pick |
| 62 | Calgary Flames | From Florida Panthers, acquired in trade on June 27, 2025, for a 2025 first-round pick |
| 63 | Boston Bruins | From Colorado Avalanche (originally from Boston Bruins), acquired in trade on March 6, 2024, for Charlie Coyle |
| 64 | Boston Bruins | From Edmonton Oilers, acquired in trade on March 6, 2024, for Trent Frederic and Max Jones |
2025-26 NHL Playoff Schedule
Once the NHL draft is done, fans will want to check out the 2026 NHL playoff and Stanley Cup schedule. We have that and you can look at the printable NHL Playoff bracket in PDF to see how this postseason was setup as well as all of the NHL regular season schedules when they are released.
