2026 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions
(last updated 2024-03-08)
Future Draft Pick Status (By Team)
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
gray = conditional picks that would not be transferred as per current conditions
Order of picks is listed alphabetically by team.
| Round # | Team | Transactions |
| Round 1 | ||
| 1 |  Avalanche |
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| 1 |  Blackhawks |
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| 1 |  Blue Jackets |
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| 1 |  Blues |
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| 1 |  Bruins |
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| 1 |  Canadiens |
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| 1 |  Canucks |
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| 1 |  Capitals |
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| 1 |  Coyotes |
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| 1 |  Devils |
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| 1 |  Ducks |
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| 1 |  Flames |
Canadiens (conditional)
pick may or may not transfer depending on absurdly complex conditions
Traded • future considerations (?) to Flames for • Sean Monahan • conditional pick(s) (if Flames 2024 first is #20-32 then Canadiens have option to receive Flames 2024 first; or else: (A) if Panthers 2025 first transfers to Flames then (1) if both Flames and Panthers 2025 firsts are not in top 10 then Canadiens receive more favorable of Flames, Panthers picks; or (2) if Flames 2025 first is in top 10 and Panthers 2025 first is not in top 10 then Canadiens receive Panthers 2025 first; (B) if Panthers 2025 first does not transfer to Flames then (1) if Flames 2025 first is #1 overall then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 third and more favorable of Flames, Panthers 2026 firsts; or (2) if Flames 2025 first is #2-10 then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 first; or (3) if Flames 2025 first is not in top 10 then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 first and (a) if Panthers 2025 first is not in top 10 and (b) Panthers 2025 first has been transferred to another team and (c) Panthers 2025 first is more favorable than Flames then Canadiens receive Flames 2025 fourth) on 2022-08-18 |
| 1 |  Flyers |
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| 1 |  Golden Knights |
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| 1 |  Hurricanes |
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| 1 |  Islanders |
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| 1 |  Jets |
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| 1 |  Kings |
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| 1 |  Kraken |
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| 1 |  Lightning |
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| 1 |  Maple Leafs |
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| 1 |  Oilers |
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| 1 |  Panthers |
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| 1 |  Penguins |
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| 1 |  Predators |
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| 1 |  Rangers |
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| 1 |  Red Wings |
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| 1 |  Sabres |
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| 1 |  Senators |
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| 1 |  Sharks |
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| 1 |  Stars |
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| 1 |  Wild |
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| Round 2 | ||
| 2 | Avalanche |
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| 2 | Blackhawks |
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| 2 | Blue Jackets |
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| 2 | Blues |
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| 2 | Bruins |
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| 2 | Canadiens |
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| 2 | Canucks |
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| 2 | Capitals |
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| 2 | Coyotes |
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| 2 | Devils |
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| 2 | Ducks |
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| 2 | Flames |
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| 2 | Flyers |
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| 2 | Golden Knights |
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| 2 | Hurricanes |
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| 2 | Islanders |
Blackhawks
Traded • future considerations (?) to Islanders for • Josh Bailey • 2026 second round pick (?-?) on 2023-06-29 |
| 2 | Jets |
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| 2 | Kings |
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| 2 | Kraken |
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| 2 | Lightning |
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| 2 | Maple Leafs |
Blackhawks
Traded • Jake McCabe • Sam Lafferty • 2024 fifth round pick (least favorable Blackhawks pick at time of draft) (?-?) • 2025 conditional round pick (third round if McCabe plays in less than 50% of Maple Leafs 2023 playoff games or less than 25% of Maple Leafs 2023-24 regular season games, else fifth round) (?-?) to Maple Leafs for • Joey Anderson • Pavel Gogolev • 2025 first round pick (protected top 10 in 2025, unprotected in 2026) (?-?) • 2026 second round pick (?-?) on 2023-02-27 |
| 2 | Oilers |
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| 2 | Panthers |
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| 2 | Penguins |
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| 2 | Predators |
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| 2 | Rangers |
Coyotes (Coyotes option of 2024 third round pick or 2026 second round pick)
pick may or may not transfer depending on Coyotes option
Traded • Ty Emberson to Rangers for • Patrik Nemeth • draft pick (Coyotes option of 2024 third round pick or 2026 second round pick) (?-?) • 2025 second round pick (?-?) on 2022-07-13 |
| 2 | Red Wings |
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| 2 | Sabres |
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| 2 | Senators |
Coyotes
Traded • Jakob Chychrun to Senators for • first round pick (protected top 5 in 2023, unprotected in 2024) (2023 #12-Danil But) • draft pick (first round pick if Senators advance to 2023 conference finals (protected top 10 in 2024, unprotected in 2025), else 2024 second round pick (Capitals pick)) (?-?) • 2026 second round pick (?-?) on 2023-03-01 |
| 2 | Sharks |
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| 2 | Stars |
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| 2 | Wild |
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| Round 3 | ||
| 3 | Avalanche |
Wild
Traded • Brandon Duhaime to Avalanche for • 2026 third round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-07 |
| 3 | Blackhawks |
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| 3 | Blue Jackets |
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| 3 | Blues |
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| 3 | Bruins |
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| 3 | Canadiens |
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| 3 | Canucks |
Flames
Traded • Nikita Zadorov to Canucks for • 2024 fifth round pick (most favorable pick Blackhawks have) (?-?) • 2026 third round pick (?-?) on 2023-11-30 |
| 3 | Capitals |
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| 3 | Coyotes |
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| 3 | Devils |
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| 3 | Ducks |
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| 3 | Flames |
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| 3 | Flyers |
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| 3 | Golden Knights |
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| 3 | Hurricanes |
Coyotes
Traded • Shayne Gostisbehere to Hurricanes for • 2026 third round pick (?-?) on 2023-03-01 |
| 3 | Islanders |
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| 3 | Jets |
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| 3 | Kings |
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| 3 | Kraken |
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| 3 | Lightning |
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| 3 | Maple Leafs |
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| 3 | Oilers |
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| 3 | Panthers |
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| 3 | Penguins |
Blue Jackets (conditional if Bemstrom scores at least 6 goals with Penguins in 2023-24)
pick would not transfer because Bernstrom has not scored 6 goals
Traded • Emil Bemstrom to Penguins for • Alex Nylander • 2026 conditional round pick (third round if Bemstrom scores at least 6 goals with Penguins in 2023-24, else sixth round) (?-?) on 2024-02-22 |
| 3 | Predators |
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| 3 | Rangers |
Blue Jackets (conditional if Rangers advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic plays in 50% of the playoff games)
pick would not transfer because Rangers have not advanced to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic has not played in 50% of the playoff games
Traded • Jack Roslovic to Rangers for • 2026 conditional round pick (third round if Rangers advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic plays in 50% of the playoff games, else fourth round) (?-?) on 2024-03-08 |
| 3 | Red Wings |
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| 3 | Sabres |
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| 3 | Senators |
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| 3 | Sharks |
Penguins
Traded • Mikael Granlund • Casey DeSmith • Jeff Petry • Nathan Legare • Jan Rutta • 2024 first round pick (protected top 10) • 2025 second round pick (?-?) in a 3-team trade with Canadiens, Sharks for • Erik Karlsson • Dillon Hamaliuk • Rem Pitlick • 2026 third round pick (from Sharks) (?-?) on 2023-08-06 |
| 3 | Stars |
Flames (conditional if Stars advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Final)
pick would not transfer because Stars have not advanced to 2024 Stanley Cup Final
Traded • Chris Tanev in a 3-team trade with Devils, Stars for • Artem Grushnikov • 2024 second round pick (from Stars) (?-?) • 2026 conditional third round pick (from Stars) (conditional if Stars advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Final) (?-?) on 2024-02-28 |
| 3 | Wild |
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| Round 4 | ||
| 4 | Avalanche |
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| 4 | Blackhawks |
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| 4 | Blue Jackets |
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| 4 | Blues |
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| 4 | Bruins |
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| 4 | Canadiens |
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| 4 | Canucks |
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| 4 | Capitals |
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| 4 | Coyotes |
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| 4 | Devils |
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| 4 | Ducks |
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| 4 | Flames |
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| 4 | Flyers |
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| 4 | Golden Knights |
Capitals
Traded • Anthony Mantha • cash to Golden Knights for • 2024 second round pick (?-?) • 2026 fourth round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-05 |
| 4 | Hurricanes |
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| 4 | Islanders |
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| 4 | Jets |
Devils
Traded • Colin Miller to Jets for • 2026 fourth round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-08 |
| 4 | Kings |
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| 4 | Kraken |
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| 4 | Lightning |
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| 4 | Maple Leafs |
Wild
Traded • Connor Dewar to Maple Leafs for • Dmitri Ovchinnikov • 2026 fourth round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-08 |
| 4 | Oilers |
Lightning (conditional if Oilers win 2024 Stanley Cup)
pick would not transfer because Oilers have not won 2024 Stanley Cup
Traded • rights to Ty Taylor • 2024 seventh round pick (?-?) in a 3-team trade with Ducks, Oilers for • conditional year fourth round pick (from Oilers) (2025 if Oilers do not win 2024 Stanley Cup, else 2026) (?-?) on 2024-03-06 |
| 4 | Panthers |
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| 4 | Penguins |
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| 4 | Predators |
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| 4 | Rangers |
Blue Jackets (conditional if Rangers do not advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals or Roslovic does not play in 50% of the playoff games)
pick would transfer because Rangers have not advanced to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic has not played in 50% of the playoff games
Traded • Jack Roslovic to Rangers for • 2026 conditional round pick (third round if Rangers advance to 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and Roslovic plays in 50% of the playoff games, else fourth round) (?-?) on 2024-03-08 |
| 4 | Red Wings |
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| 4 | Sabres |
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| 4 | Senators |
Blackhawks
Traded • future considerations (?) to Senators for • Nikita Zaitsev • 2023 second round pick (#44-Roman Kantserov) • 2026 fourth round pick (?-?) on 2023-02-22 |
| 4 | Sharks |
Devils
Traded • rights to Cole Brady in a 3-team trade with Flames, Stars for • 2026 fourth round pick (from Stars) (?-?) on 2024-02-28 |
| 4 | Stars |
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| 4 | Wild |
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| Round 5 | ||
| 5 | Avalanche |
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| 5 | Blackhawks |
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| 5 | Blue Jackets |
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| 5 | Blues |
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| 5 | Bruins |
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| 5 | Canadiens |
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| 5 | Canucks |
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| 5 | Capitals |
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| 5 | Coyotes |
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| 5 | Devils |
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| 5 | Ducks |
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| 5 | Flames |
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| 5 | Flyers |
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| 5 | Golden Knights |
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| 5 | Hurricanes |
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| 5 | Islanders |
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| 5 | Jets |
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| 5 | Kings |
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| 5 | Kraken |
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| 5 | Lightning |
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| 5 | Maple Leafs |
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| 5 | Oilers |
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| 5 | Panthers |
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| 5 | Penguins |
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| 5 | Predators |
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| 5 | Rangers |
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| 5 | Red Wings |
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| 5 | Sabres |
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| 5 | Senators |
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| 5 | Sharks |
Wild
Traded • Calen Addison to Sharks for • Adam Raska • 2026 fifth round pick (?-?) on 2023-11-08 |
| 5 | Stars |
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| 5 | Wild |
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| Round 6 | ||
| 6 | Avalanche |
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| 6 | Blackhawks |
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| 6 | Blue Jackets |
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| 6 | Blues |
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| 6 | Bruins |
Wild (conditional if Maroon plays at least 1 game in 2024 playoffs)
pick would not transfer because Maroon has not played at least 1 game in 2024 playoffs
Traded • Pat Maroon to Bruins for • Luke Toporowski • 2026 conditional sixth round pick (if Maroon plays at least 1 game in 2024 playoffs) (?-?) on 2024-03-08 |
| 6 | Canadiens |
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| 6 | Canucks |
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| 6 | Capitals |
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| 6 | Coyotes |
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| 6 | Devils |
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| 6 | Ducks |
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| 6 | Flames |
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| 6 | Flyers |
Avalanche
Traded • Ryan Johansen • 2025 first round pick (protected top 10) (?-?) to Flyers for • Sean Walker • 2026 fifth round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-06 |
| 6 | Golden Knights |
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| 6 | Hurricanes |
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| 6 | Islanders |
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| 6 | Jets |
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| 6 | Kings |
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| 6 | Kraken |
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| 6 | Lightning |
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| 6 | Maple Leafs |
Hurricanes
Traded • rights to Cade Webber to Maple Leafs for • 2026 sixth round pick (?-?) on 2024-03-07 |
| 6 | Oilers |
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| 6 | Panthers |
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| 6 | Penguins |
Blue Jackets (conditional if Bemstrom does not score at least 6 goals with Penguins in 2023-24)
pick would transfer because Bernstrom has not scored 6 goals
Traded • Emil Bemstrom to Penguins for • Alex Nylander • 2026 conditional round pick (third round if Bemstrom scores at least 6 goals with Penguins in 2023-24, else sixth round) (?-?) on 2024-02-22 |
| 6 | Predators |
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| 6 | Rangers |
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| 6 | Red Wings |
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| 6 | Sabres |
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| 6 | Senators |
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| 6 | Sharks |
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| 6 | Stars |
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| 6 | Wild |
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| Round 7 | ||
| 7 | Avalanche |
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| 7 | Blackhawks |
Penguins (conditional)
pick may or may not transfer depending on unknown conditions
Traded • Rem Pitlick to Blackhawks for • 2026 conditional seventh round pick (?-?) on 2024-01-06 |
| 7 | Blue Jackets |
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| 7 | Blues |
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| 7 | Bruins |
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| 7 | Canadiens |
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| 7 | Canucks |
Rangers
Traded • Vitali Kravtsov to Canucks for • William Lockwood • 2026 seventh round pick (?-?) on 2023-02-25 |
| 7 | Capitals |
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| 7 | Coyotes |
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| 7 | Devils |
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| 7 | Ducks |
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| 7 | Flames |
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| 7 | Flyers |
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| 7 | Golden Knights |
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| 7 | Hurricanes |
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| 7 | Islanders |
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| 7 | Jets |
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| 7 | Kings |
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| 7 | Kraken |
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| 7 | Lightning |
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| 7 | Maple Leafs |
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| 7 | Oilers |
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| 7 | Panthers |
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| 7 | Penguins |
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| 7 | Predators |
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| 7 | Rangers |
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| 7 | Red Wings |
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| 7 | Sabres |
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| 7 | Senators |
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| 7 | Sharks |
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| 7 | Stars |
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| 7 | Wild |
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