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The 2025 NHL Draft will begin on Friday at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, featuring seven rounds of selections.
The back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Panthers have shown the importance of drafting well at the top. Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, and Anton Lundell were all first-round picks by Florida that made an impact on their championship runs.
Talent, however, can come from all rounds of the draft. Some of the best league's best players in the 2000s and 2010s, like Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Lundqvist, were late-round selections.
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In this year's draft, Canadians Matthew Schaefer and Michael Misa were the headline selections in Round 1. They are projected to be future franchise cornerstones for the Islanders and Sharks, respectively. After that, the Bruins snagged Boston College product James Hagens at No. 7, and Meredith Gaudreau, the widow of the late Johnny Gaudreau, helped the Blue Jackets select Jackson Smith at No. 14.
The Sporting News is tracking each pick made in the 2025 NHL Draft. Follow along with the selections and live trade updates below.
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NHL Draft picks 2025: Live results from Rounds 1-7
Round 1 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Islanders | Matthew Schaefer |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Sharks | Michael Misa |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Blackhawks | Anton Frondell |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Mammoth | Caleb Desnoyers |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Predators | Brady Martin |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Flyers | Porter Martone |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Bruins | James Hagens |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | Kraken | Jake O' Brien |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Sabres | Radim Mrtka |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | Ducks | Roger McQueen |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | Penguins | Benjamin Kindel |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Penguins (from Rangers) | Jack Nesbitt |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Red Wings | Carter Bear |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | Blue Jackets | Jackson Smith |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | Canucks | Braeden Cootes |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | Islanders (from Canadiens, Flames) | Victor Eklund |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | Islanders (from Canadiens) | Kashawn Aitcheson |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | Flames (from Devils) | Cole Reschny |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | Blues | Justin Carbonneau |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | Blue Jackets (from Wild) | Pyotr Andrey Anov |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | Predators (from Senators) | Cameron Reid |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | Penguins (from Avalanche through Flyers) | Bill Zonnon |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | Senators (from Lightning through Predators) | Logan Hensler |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | Penguins (from Kings) | Will Horcoff |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | Blackhawks | Vaclav Nestrasil |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | Predators | Ryker Lee |
| 1 | 27 | 27 | Capitals | Lynden Lakovich |
| 1 | 28 | 28 | Jets | Sascha Boumedienne |
| 1 | 29 | 29 | Blackhawks (from Hurricanes) | Mason West |
| 1 | 30 | 30 | Sharks (from Stars) | Joshua Ravensbergen |
| 1 | 31 | 31 | Kings (from Oilers through Flyers and Penguins) | Henry Brzustewicz |
| 1 | 32 | 32 | Flames (from Panthers) | Cullen Potter |
Round 2 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | Sharks | Simon Wang |
| 2 | 2 | 34 | Canadiens (from Blackhawks through Hurricanes) | Alexander Zharovsky |
| 2 | 3 | 35 | Predators | Jacob Rombach |
| 2 | 4 | 36 | Flyers | |
| 2 | 5 | 37 | Capitals (from Bruins) | |
| 2 | 6 | 38 | Kraken | |
| 2 | 7 | 39 | Sabres | |
| 2 | 8 | 40 | Flyers (from Ducks) | |
| 2 | 9 | 41 | Canadiens (from Penguins) | |
| 2 | 10 | 42 | Islanders | |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Rangers | |
| 2 | 12 | 44 | Red Wings | |
| 2 | 13 | 45 | Ducks | |
| 2 | 14 | 46 | Mammoth | |
| 2 | 15 | 47 | Canucks | |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Flyers | |
| 2 | 17 | 49 | Candiens | |
| 2 | 18 | 50 | Devils | |
| 2 | 19 | 51 | Bruins (from Blues through Penguins and Oilers) | |
| 2 | 20 | 52 | Wild | |
| 2 | 21 | 53 | Sharks (from Senators) | |
| 2 | 22 | 54 | Flames (from Avalanche through Capitals) | |
| 2 | 23 | 55 | Predators (from Lightning) | |
| 2 | 24 | 56 | Lightning (from Kings) | |
| 2 | 25 | 57 | Kraken (from Maple Leafs through Mammoth and Lightning) | |
| 2 | 26 | 58 | Golden Knights | |
| 2 | 27 | 59 | Kings (from Capitals through Penguins) | |
| 2 | 28 | 60 | Ducks (from Jets through Devils) | |
| 2 | 29 | 61 | Hurricanes (from Bruins through Avalanche) | |
| 2 | 30 | 62 | Blackhawks (from Stars) | |
| 2 | 31 | 63 | Devils (from Oilers through Mammoth) | |
| 2 | 32 | 64 | Maple Leafs (through Panthers) |
Round 3 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 3 | 1 | 65 | Canucks (from Sharks through Golden Knights and Rangers) | |
| 3 | 2 | 66 | Blackhawks | |
| 3 | 3 | 67 | Senators (from Predators) | |
| 3 | 4 | 68 | Flyers | |
| 3 | 5 | 69 | Bruins | |
| 3 | 6 | 70 | Rangers (from Kraken) | |
| 3 | 7 | 71 | Sabres | |
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Ducks | |
| 3 | 9 | 73 | Penguins | |
| 3 | 10 | 74 | Islanders | |
| 3 | 11 | 75 | Red Wings (from Rangers through Mammoth) | |
| 3 | 12 | 76 | Red Wings | |
| 3 | 13 | 77 | Avalanche (from Blue Jackets) | |
| 3 | 14 | 78 | Mammoth | |
| 3 | 15 | 79 | Canadiens (from Canucks) | |
| 3 | 16 | 80 | Flames | |
| 3 | 17 | 81 | Canadiens | |
| 3 | 18 | 82 | Canadiens (from Devils) | |
| 3 | 19 | 83 | Oilers (from Blues) | |
| 3 | 20 | 84 | Penguins (from Wild through Flyers and Predators) | |
| 3 | 21 | 85 | Penguins (from Senators through Blues) | |
| 3 | 22 | 86 | Maple Leafs (from Avalanche through Predators and Sharks) | |
| 3 | 23 | 87 | Hurricanes (from Lightning) | |
| 3 | 24 | 88 | Kings | |
| 3 | 25 | 89 | Rangers (from Maple Leafs through Ducks) | |
| 3 | 26 | 90 | Devils (from Golden Knights) | |
| 3 | 27 | 91 | Golden Knights (from Capitals) | |
| 3 | 28 | 92 | Jets | |
| 3 | 29 | 93 | Capitals (from Hurricanes) | |
| 3 | 30 | 94 | Stars | |
| 3 | 31 | 95 | Sharks (from Oilers) | |
| 3 | 32 | 96 | Senators (from Panthers) |
Round 4 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 4 | 1 | 97 | Senators (from Sharks) | |
| 4 | 2 | 98 | Blackhawks | |
| 4 | 3 | 99 | Devils (from Predators) | |
| 4 | 4 | 100 | Bruins (from Flyers through Maple Leafs) | |
| 4 | 5 | 101 | Ducks (from Bruins through Red Wings) | |
| 4 | 6 | 102 | Kraken | |
| 4 | 7 | 103 | Sabres | |
| 4 | 8 | 104 | Ducks | |
| 4 | 9 | 105 | Penguins | |
| 4 | 10 | 106 | Islanders | |
| 4 | 11 | 107 | Blackhawks (from Rangers) | |
| 4 | 12 | 108 | Canadiens (from Red Wings) | |
| 4 | 13 | 109 | Blue Jackets | |
| 4 | 14 | 110 | Mammoth | |
| 4 | 15 | 111 | Rangers (from Canucks through Avalanche) | |
| 4 | 16 | 112 | Panthers (from Flames) | |
| 4 | 17 | 113 | Canadiens | |
| 4 | 18 | 114 | Devils | |
| 4 | 19 | 115 | Sharks (from Blues through Blue Jackets) | |
| 4 | 20 | 116 | Sabres (from Wild through Ducks) | |
| 4 | 21 | 117 | Canucks (from Senators through Oilers) | |
| 4 | 22 | 118 | Avalanche | |
| 4 | 23 | 119 | Red Wings (from Lightning) | |
| 4 | 24 | 120 | Kings | |
| 4 | 25 | 121 | Wild (from Maple Leafs) | |
| 4 | 26 | 122 | Golden Knights | |
| 4 | 27 | 123 | Capitals | |
| 4 | 28 | 124 | Sharks (from Jets through Stars) | |
| 4 | 29 | 125 | Hurricanes | |
| 4 | 30 | 126 | Stars | |
| 4 | 31 | 127 | Lightning (from Oilers) | |
| 4 | 32 | 128 | Panthers |
Round 5 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 5 | 1 | 129 | Panthers (from Sharks) | |
| 5 | 2 | 130 | Penguins (from Blackhawks through Maple Leafs through Capitals) | |
| 5 | 3 | 131 | Predators | |
| 5 | 4 | 132 | Flyers | |
| 5 | 5 | 133 | Bruins | |
| 5 | 6 | 134 | Kraken | |
| 5 | 7 | 135 | Sabres | |
| 5 | 8 | 136 | Ducks | |
| 5 | 9 | 137 | Maple Leafs (from Penguins) | |
| 5 | 10 | 138 | Islanders | |
| 5 | 11 | 139 | Rangers | |
| 5 | 12 | 140 | Red Wings | |
| 5 | 13 | 141 | Wild (from Blue Jackets) | |
| 5 | 14 | 142 | Mammoth | |
| 5 | 15 | 143 | Canucks | |
| 5 | 16 | 144 | Flames | |
| 5 | 17 | 145 | Canadiens | |
| 5 | 18 | 146 | Stars (from Devils) | |
| 5 | 19 | 147 | Blues | |
| 5 | 20 | 148 | Penguins (from Wild through Rangers) | |
| 5 | 21 | 149 | Senators | |
| 5 | 22 | 150 | Sharks (from Avalanche) | |
| 5 | 23 | 151 | Lightning | |
| 5 | 24 | 152 | Kings | |
| 5 | 25 | 153 | Maple Leafs | |
| 5 | 26 | 154 | Golden Knights | |
| 5 | 27 | 155 | Capitals | |
| 5 | 28 | 156 | Jets | |
| 5 | 29 | 157 | Flyers (from Hurricanes) | |
| 5 | 30 | 158 | Stars | |
| 5 | 31 | 159 | Ducks (from Oilers) | |
| 5 | 32 | 160 | Panthers |
Round 6 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 6 | 1 | 161 | Devils (from Sharks) | |
| 6 | 2 | 162 | Blackhawks | |
| 6 | 3 | 163 | Predators | |
| 6 | 4 | 164 | Flyers | |
| 6 | 5 | 165 | Bruins | |
| 6 | 6 | 166 | Rangers (from Kraken) | |
| 6 | 7 | 167 | Sabres | |
| 6 | 8 | 168 | Ducks | |
| 6 | 9 | 169 | Penguins | |
| 6 | 10 | 170 | Islanders | |
| 6 | 11 | 171 | Rangers | |
| 6 | 12 | 172 | Red Wings | |
| 6 | 13 | 173 | Blue Jackets | |
| 6 | 14 | 174 | Mammoth | |
| 6 | 15 | 175 | Canucks | |
| 6 | 16 | 176 | Flames | |
| 6 | 17 | 177 | Canadiens | |
| 6 | 18 | 178 | Devils | |
| 6 | 19 | 179 | Blues | |
| 6 | 20 | 180 | Wild | |
| 6 | 21 | 181 | Senators | |
| 6 | 22 | 182 | Predators (from Avalanche) | |
| 6 | 23 | 183 | Hurricanes (from Lightning) | |
| 6 | 24 | 184 | Kings | |
| 6 | 25 | 185 | Maple Leafs | |
| 6 | 26 | 186 | Golden Knights | |
| 6 | 27 | 187 | Golden Knights (from Capitals) | |
| 6 | 28 | 188 | Jets | |
| 6 | 29 | 189 | Hurricanes | |
| 6 | 30 | 190 | Stars | |
| 6 | 31 | 191 | Oilers | |
| 6 | 32 | 192 | Panthers |
Round 7 results
| Round | Pick | Overall | Team | Selection |
| 7 | 1 | 193 | Lightning (from Sharks) | |
| 7 | 2 | 194 | Blackhawks | |
| 7 | 3 | 195 | Sabres (from Predators) | |
| 7 | 4 | 196 | Kings (from Flyers) | |
| 7 | 5 | 197 | Blackhawks (from Bruins) | |
| 7 | 6 | 198 | Kraken | |
| 7 | 7 | 199 | Sabres | |
| 7 | 8 | 200 | Ducks | |
| 7 | 9 | 201 | Penguins | |
| 7 | 10 | 202 | Islanders | |
| 7 | 11 | 203 | Rangers | |
| 7 | 12 | 204 | Red Wings | |
| 7 | 13 | 205 | Blue Jackets | |
| 7 | 14 | 206 | Lightning (from Mammoth) | |
| 7 | 15 | 207 | Canucks | |
| 7 | 16 | 208 | Flames | |
| 7 | 17 | 209 | Canadiens | |
| 7 | 18 | 210 | Sharks (from Devils) | |
| 7 | 19 | 211 | Red Wings (from Blues) | |
| 7 | 20 | 212 | Lightning (from Wild) | |
| 7 | 21 | 213 | Senators | |
| 7 | 22 | 214 | Avalanche | |
| 7 | 23 | 215 | Lightning | |
| 7 | 24 | 216 | Kings | |
| 7 | 25 | 217 | Maple Leafs | |
| 7 | 26 | 218 | Blue Jackets (from Golden Knights) | |
| 7 | 27 | 219 | Sabres (from Capitals through Sharks) | |
| 7 | 28 | 220 | Jets | |
| 7 | 29 | 221 | Hurricanes | |
| 7 | 30 | 222 | Stars | |
| 7 | 31 | 223 | Oilers | |
| 7 | 32 | 224 | Panthers |
NHL Draft trade details
Hurricanes trade No. 29 to Blackhawks for No. 34, No. 62
- Hurricanes receive: No. 34, No. 62, 2027 fifth-round pick
- Blackhawks receive: No. 29
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
Kings trade No. 24 to Penguins for No. 31, No. 59
- Kings receive: No. 31 No. 59
- Penguins receive: No. 24
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
Senators trade No. 21 to Predators for No. 23, No. 67
- Senators receive: No. 23, No. 67
- Predators receive: No. 21
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
Penguins trade No. 12 to Flyers for No. 22, No. 31
- Penguins receive: No. 22, No. 31
- Flyers receive: No. 12
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
Avalanche send Coyle, Wood to Blue Jackets for picks
- Avalanche receive: No. 77, 2027 second-round pick, C Gavin Brindley
- Blue Jackets receive: C Charlie Coyle, F Miles Wood
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
Islanders send Dobson to Canadiens for Heineman, two 2025 firsts
- Islanders receive: F Emil Heineman, No. 16, No. 17
- Canadiens receive: D Noah Dobson
- Source: Elliotte Friedman
How to watch 2025 NHL Draft
- Start time: 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT (Friday), 12 p.m. ET, 9 a.m. PT (Saturday)
- TV channel: ESPN (Round 1), NHL Network (Rounds 2-7)
- Live stream: ESPN+, Fubo
The 2025 NHL Draft will air live on ESPN (Round 1) and NHL Network (Rounds 1 and 2).
John Buccigross will lead ESPN's coverage of the draft alongside analyst Kevin Weekes. Reporters for this crew will be Emily Kaplan and Leah Hextall, and Meghan Chayka will be the analytics expert.
If you're looking to livestream the event, Fubo has you covered.
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