The 2026 NHL draft begins at 7 p.m. Friday (ESPN) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., with the first round. Rounds 2-7 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.

FIRST ROUND

1. Toronto Maple Leafs

2. San Jose Sharks

3. Vancouver Canucks

4. Buffalo Sabres (from CHI)

5. New York Rangers

6. Calvary Flames

7. Seattle Kraken

8. Winnipeg Jets

9. San Jose Sharks (from FLA)

10. Nashville Predators

11. St. Louis Blues

12. New Jersey Devils

13. New York Islanders

14. Columbus Blue Jackets

15. St. Louis Blues (from DET)

16. St. Louis Blues (from WSH)

17. Los Angeles Kings

18. Washington Capitals, (from ANA)

19. Utah Mammoth

20. Buffalo Sabres (from EDM)

21. Philadalphia Flyers

22. Pittsburgh Penguins

23. Boston Bruins

24. Vancouver Canucks (from MIN)

25. Ottawa Senators (from TB)

26. New York Rangers (from DAL)

27. San Jose Sharks (from BUF)

28. Montreal Canadiens

29. St. Louis Blues (from COL)

30. Calgary Flames (from VGK)

31. Carolina Hurricanes

32. Ottawa Senators (picking last as part of a punishment for a failed 2021 trade)