NHL Draft order set for first round

NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League announced today the order of selection for the 2020 NHL Draft™ presented by EA SPORTS NHL21, which will be held virtually over two days. Round 1 will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

NBCSN, Sportsnet and TVA will provide live coverage on Tuesday, followed by NHL Network and Sportsnet on Wednesday. More details will be announced in the coming days.

Round 1

1. NY Rangers
   2. Los Angeles
   3. Ottawa (from SJS)
   4. Detroit
   5. Ottawa
   6. Anaheim
   7. New Jersey
   8. Buffalo
   9. Minnesota
   10. Winnipeg
   11. Nashville
   12. Florida
   13. Carolina (from TOR)
   14. Edmonton
   15. Toronto (from PIT)
   16. Montreal
   17. Chicago
   18. New Jersey (from ARI)
   19. Calgary
   20. New Jersey (from VAN via TBL)
   21. Columbus
   22. NY Rangers (from CAR)
   23. Philadelphia
   24. Washington
   25. Colorado
   26. St. Louis
   27. Anaheim (from BOS)
   28. Ottawa (from NYI)
   29. Vegas
   30. Dallas
   31. San Jose (from TBL)

Round 2

32. Detroit
    33. Ottawa
    34. San Jose
    35. Los Angeles
    36. Anaheim
    37. Nashville (from NJD)
    38. Buffalo
    39. Minnesota
    40. Winnipeg
    41. Carolina (from NYR)
    42. Nashville
    43. Florida
    44. Toronto
    45. Detroit (from EDM)
    46. Chicago (from PIT via VGK)
    47. Montreal
    48. Montreal (from CHI)
    49. No selection
    50. Calgary
    51. Los Angeles (from VAN)
    52. Ottawa (from CBJ)
    53. Carolina
    54. Philadelphia
    55. Detroit (from WSH)
    56. San Jose (from COL via WSH)
    57. Montreal (from STL)
    58. Boston
    59. Ottawa (from NYI)
    60. Los Angeles (from VGK)
    61. Ottawa (from DAL via VGK)
    62. Tampa Bay
        Pick 49 - The NHL directed the forfeiture of this pick in sanctions against the Arizona Coyotes announced Aug. 26, 2020.

Round 3

63. Detroit
    64. Ottawa
    65. Detroit (from SJS)
    66. Los Angeles
    67. Anaheim
    68. Vegas (from NJD)
    69. Carolina (from BUF)
    70. Nashville (from MIN)
    71. Ottawa (from WPG)
    72. NY Rangers
    73. Nashville
    74. Florida
    75. Colorado (from TOR)
    76. Edmonton (optional to CGY, conditional to CHI)
    77. Pittsburgh
    78. Montreal
    79. Chicago
    80. Washington (from ARI via COL)
    81. Calgary (conditional to CHI)
    82. Vancouver
    83. Los Angeles (from CBJ via OTT and TOR)
    84. New Jersey (from CAR)
    85. Tampa Bay (from PHI via SJS)
    86. St. Louis (from WSH via MTL)
    87. Florida (from COL)
    88. St. Louis
    89. Boston
    90. NY Islanders
    91. Vegas
    92. NY Rangers (from DAL)
    93. Tampa Bay
        Pick 76 - Under the terms of a July 19, 2019 trade, Edmonton will send its 3rd-round pick in 2020 or 2021 to Calgary. If CGY receives the 2020 pick, it will send the pick to CHI under the terms of a Feb. 24, 2020 trade.
        Pick 81 - If CGY does not receive EDM's 2020 3rd-round pick, it will send its own 2020 3rd-round pick to CHI (see pick 76).

Round 4

94. Tampa Bay (from DET)
    95. Ottawa
    96. Calgary (from SJS via MTL and BUF)
    97. Los Angeles
    98. Montreal (from ANA)
    99. New Jersey
    100. Buffalo
    101. Minnesota
    102. Montreal (from WPG)
    103. NY Rangers
    104. Anaheim (from NSH via PHI)
    105. Florida
    106. Toronto
    107. Detroit (from EDM)
    108. Pittsburgh
    109. Montreal
    110. Chicago
    111. Arizona
    112. Los Angeles (from CGY)
    113. Vancouver
    114. Columbus
    115. Carolina
    116. Philadelphia
    117. Washington
    118. Colorado
    119. St. Louis
    120. New Jersey (from BOS)
    121. NY Islanders
    122. Toronto (from VGK)
    123. Dallas
    124. Tampa Bay

Round 5

125. Detroit
     126. San Jose (from OTT)
     127. San Jose
     128. Los Angeles
     129. Anaheim
     130. New Jersey
     131. Buffalo
     132. Minnesota
     133. Winnipeg
     134. NY Rangers
     135. Nashville
     136. Montreal (from FLA)
     137. Florida (from TOR)
     138. Edmonton
     139. Pittsburgh
     140. Carolina (from MTL)
     141. Chicago
     142. Arizona
     143. Calgary
     144. Vancouver
     145. Columbus
     146. St. Louis (from CAR)
     147. Philadelphia
     148. Washington
     149. Colorado
     150. St. Louis
     151. Boston
     152. NY Islanders
     153. Toronto (from VGK)
     154. Dallas
     155. Ottawa (from TBL)

Round 6

156. Detroit
     157. Tampa Bay (from OTT)
     158. Ottawa (from SJS)
     159. Los Angeles
     160. Anaheim
     161. New Jersey
     162. Dallas (from BUF via CAR and FLA)
     163. Minnesota
     164. Winnipeg
     165. NY Rangers
     166. Nashville
     167. Colorado (from FLA)
     168. Toronto
     169. Edmonton
     170. Pittsburgh
     171. Montreal
     172. Chicago
     173. Arizona
     174. Calgary
     175. Vancouver
     176. Columbus
     177. Toronto (from CAR)
     178. Philadelphia
     179. Washington
     180. Toronto (from COL)
     181. Ottawa (from STL via EDM)
     182. Boston
     183. NY Islanders
     184. Vegas
     185. Dallas
     186. Tampa Bay

Round 7

187. Detroit
     188. Montreal (from OTT)
     189. Toronto (from SJS)
     190. Los Angeles
     191. Vancouver (from ANA)
     192. New Jersey
     193. Buffalo
     194. Minnesota
     195. Toronto (from WPG via MIN)
     196. NY Rangers
     197. NY Rangers (from NSH)
     198. Florida
     199. Carolina (from TOR)
     200. Edmonton
     201. San Jose (from PIT)
     202. Philadelphia (from MTL)
     203. St. Louis (from CHI via MTL)
     204. Arizona
     205. Calgary
     206. NY Rangers (from VAN)
     207. Columbus
     208. Carolina
     209. Philadelphia
     210. San Jose (from WSH)
     211. Colorado
     212. Toronto (from STL)
     213. Boston
     214. NY Islanders
     215. Vegas
     216. Buffalo (from DAL)
     217. Tampa Bay

Draft Order Procedure for 2020 NHL Draft™ presented by EA SPORTS NHL21

Round 1
Picks 1-15: Determined by Phases 1 and 2 of 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion
Rounds 2-7
Picks 1-7: Teams who did not participate in the Return To Play, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 8-15: Teams eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 16-27: Teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Picks 28-29: Teams eliminated in 2020 Conference Finals, in inverse order of 2019-20 regular season points percentage
Pick 30: Team eliminated in 2020 Stanley Cup Final
Pick 31: 2020 Stanley Cup champion