The first 28 picks of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft were set with the end of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The first 16 picks were determined by the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held on May 7. The San Jose Sharks won the lottery and have the first pick. The Chicago Blackhawks earned the second pick.
The 2024 draft will take place at Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round is June 28 (7 p.m. ET; Keynote USA, Keynote USA+, SN, TVAS) and rounds 2-7 are June 29 (11:30 a.m. ET; Keynote USA+, NHLN, SN, SN1).
The 12 teams that lost in the first two rounds of the playoffs were seeded in picks 17-28. Teams that did not win their division were placed in reverse order of regular season standings points, followed by the only division winner to lose, the Vancouver Canucks.
The 29th pick will go to the team that loses in the conference finals with the fewest regular season points, and the 30th pick will go to the other team that loses in the conference finals. The team that loses the Stanley Cup final will get the No. 31 pick, and the Cup winners will receive the No. 32.
The Florida Panthers (110 points) will play the New York Rangers (114) in the Eastern Conference final, with Game 1 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; Keynote USA+, Keynote USA, SN, TVAS, CBC) . The Edmonton Oilers (104) will play the Dallas Stars (113) in the Western Conference final, with Game 1 at the American Airlines Center on Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).
The Philadelphia Flyers own the Panthers’ first pick in the trade for forward Claude Giroux on March 19, 2022. The Flyers also have the 12th pick.
The Anaheim Ducks have the Oilers’ first-round pick in the trade for forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick on March 6. The Ducks also have the No. 3 pick.
In addition to the Flyers and Ducks, the Sharks, Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames each have two first-round picks.
San Jose has the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ pick at No. 14 after trading for defenseman Erik Karlsson on August 6, 2023.
Chicago has the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s option at No. 20 in the trade for forward Brandon Hagel on March 18, 2022.
Montreal will pick the No. 5 pick and has the Winnipeg Jets pick at No. 26 after trading for forward Sean Monahan on Feb. 2.
Ottawa has the 7th and 25th spots with a pick originally held by the Boston Bruins. The pick was sent to the Detroit Red Wings for forward Tyler Bertuzzi on March 2, 2023, and the Red Wings moved it to the Senators in the trade for forward Alex DeBrincat on July 9.
Calgary has the No. 9 and the Canucks pick at No. 28 from the trade for forward Elias Lindholm on Jan. 31.
The final order for the first round will be established after the Stanley Cup Final.
2024 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Chicago Black Hawks
3. Anaheim Ducks
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Montreal Canadians
6.Utah
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. Buffalo sabers
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Wild Minnesota
14. San Jose Sharks (from the Pittsburgh Penguins)
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Washington Capitals
18. New York Islanders
19. Las Vegas Golden Knights
20. Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning)
21. Kings of Los Angeles
22. Nashville Predators
23. Toronto Maple Leaves
24. Colorado Avalanche
25. Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via Detroit Red Wings)
26. Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg Jets)
27. Carolina Hurricanes
28. Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks)
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