2026 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions
(last updated 2023-08-06)
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 fifth round pick (least favorable Blackhawks pick at time of draft) (?-?) 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 3 | Predators |
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| 3 | Rangers |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 4 | Hurricanes |
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| 4 | Islanders |
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| 4 | Jets |
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| 4 | Kings |
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| 4 | Kraken |
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| 4 | Lightning |
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| 4 | Maple Leafs |
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| 4 | Oilers |
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| 4 | Panthers |
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| 4 | Penguins |
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| 4 | Predators |
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| 4 | Rangers |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 6 | Oilers |
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| 6 | Panthers |
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| 6 | Penguins |
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| 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 |
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| 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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