NHL Draft 2021 NHL Draft repeat place of dwelling through first 27 picks
The first 27 picks of the 2021 NHL Draft were place of dwelling with the cease of the Stanley Cup Second Spherical.
The first 15 selections were obvious by the NHL Draft Lottery, which became once held June 2. The Buffalo Sabres gained the lottery and own the No. 1 take, and the expansion Seattle Kraken, who originate play next season, gained the No. 2 take.
The 12 teams that lost within the predominant two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs were slotted into picks 16-27. Groups that did no longer steal their division were placed in inverse repeat of regular-season standings sides, followed by the four division winners in inverse repeat of regular-season sides.
The No. 28 take will plug to the crew that loses within the Stanley Cup Semifinals with the fewest regular-season sides, and No. 29 will plug to the opposite semifinal losing crew. The crew that loses within the Stanley Cup Last will take No. 30, and the Cup winner will get No. 31.
The New York Islanders (71 sides) play the Tampa Bay Lightning (75) in a single semifinal, and the Montreal Canadiens (59) play the Vegas Golden Knights (82) within the opposite semifinal.
The first round of the draft shall be held July 23 and rounds 2-7 are July 24.
The Columbus Blue Jackets own three first-round picks, and the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Pink Wings and Minnesota Wild every own two.
The Blue Jackets own the No. 5 take and the No. 24 option, which became once acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs as fragment of the exchange for forward Nick Foligno on April 11. Columbus also has Tampa Bay’s first-round take, which it acquired when it traded defenseman David Savard on April 10.
The Devils own the No. 4 take and the Islanders’ option, which became once acquired as fragment of the exchange for forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac on April 7.
The Pink Wings own the No. 6 take and the No. 22 option, which they acquired from the Washington Capitals within the exchange for forward Anthony Mantha on April 12.
The Wild own the No. 21 take and the No. 25 option, which became once acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins within the exchange for forward Jason Zucker on Feb. 10, 2020.
The Arizona Coyotes forfeited their first-round take for violating the NHL Combine Trying out policy all in the course of the 2019-20 season.
The final repeat of the predominant round shall be place of dwelling after the Cup Last.
2021 NHL DRAFT ORDER
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Seattle Kraken
3. Anaheim Geese
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Columbus Blue Jackets
6. Detroit Pink Wings
7. San Jose Sharks
8. Los Angeles Kings
9. Vancouver Canucks
10. Ottawa Senators
11. Chicago Blackhawks
12. Calgary Flames
13. Philadelphia Flyers
14. Dallas Stars
15. New York Rangers
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Winnipeg Jets
18. Nashville Predators
19. Edmonton Oilers
20. Boston Bruins
21. Minnesota Wild
22. Detroit Pink Wings (from Washington Capitals)
23. Florida Panthers
24. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
25. Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
26. Carolina Hurricanes
27. Colorado Avalanche
28. Semifinal losing crew with fewest sides
29. Semifinal losing crew with most sides
30. Stanley Cup Last losing crew
31. Stanley Cup winner
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