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espn staff
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The 2026 NHL Draft will take place June 26 (Round 1) and June 27 (Rounds 2-7) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
The order of each round is determined by the order in which the teams finished 2025–26 regular season and this 2026 Stanley Cup PlayoffsBut the first-round order was changed by a draft lottery held Tuesday.
Toronto Maple Leafs won the first draw, and san jose sharks Won the second draw.
The first 16 picks of Round 1 look like this after the draft lottery:
round 1
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. san jose sharks
3. vancouver canucks
4. chicago blackhawks
5. New York Rangers
6. calgary flames
7. seattle kraken
8. winnipeg jets
9. Florida Panthers
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. washington capitals
