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2026 NHL Mock Draft

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the draft lottery and moved from No. 5 to No. 1. The San Jose Sharks move up to No. 2 from the No. 9 slot. The Canucks, Blackhawks, Rangers and Flames each drop two slots.

The draft order is based after the draft lottery, and after the first round, as of April 17th.

Things have changed a little bit at the top of the draft. Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg remain the top two forwards, with Caleb Malhotra possibly moving into a potential top five pick. On the blue line, Chase Reid and Carson Carels have joined Keaton Vergoeff as the top defenseman. It's expected to be a stronger class than the 2025 NHL draft


Mock Draft - 1st round | 2nd round - - updated on May 5th.




33
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/215 lbs
Position:C/LW
Team: Niagara (OHL)


34
Ht/Wt:6' 1"/183 lbs
Position:C
Team: Orebro (SWE J20)


35 *
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/198 lbs
Position:C
Team: Geneve (SWI)


36
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/184 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: Calgary (WHL)


37 *
Ht/Wt:6' 5"/187 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: Salavat UFA (KHL)


38
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/194 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Trencin (SVK)


39 *
Ht/Wt:6' 1'/190 lbs
Position:C
Team: Sarnia (OHL)


40
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/188 lbs
Position:C
Team: Youngstown (USHL)


41 *
Ht/Wt:6' 7"/232 lbs
Position:C
Team: Oshawa (OHL)


42
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/170 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Moncton (QMJHL)


43 *
Ht/Wt:5'11"/185 lbs
Position:C
Team: Univ. of Michigan (NCAA)


44
Ht/Wt:5'10"/160 lbs
Position:LW
Team: Owen Sound (OHL)


45 *
Ht/Wt:6' 1'/170 lbs
Position:C/LW
Team: Sarnia (OHL)


46 *
Ht/Wt:6' 1"/185 lbs
Position:LW
Team: London (OHL)


47
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/194 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: Tri-City (WHL)


48 *
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/181 lbs
Position:C
Team: Ottawa (OHL)


49 *
Ht/Wt:5'11"/165 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Orebro (SWE J20)


50
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/170 lbs
Position:C
Team: Yekaterinburg (MHL)


51 *
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/215 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Brandon (WHL)


52
Ht/Wt:6' 1"/176 lbs
Position:LW
Team: HK Nitra (SVK)


53
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/183 lbs
Position:C
Team: Linkoping (SWE J20)


54
Ht/Wt:5'10"/175 lbs
Position:C/RW
Team: Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)


55 *
Ht/Wt:6' 1"/168 lbs
Position:LHD
Team: SaiPa


56
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/187 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Rogle (SWE J20)


57 *
Ht/Wt:5'10"/157 lbs
Position:F
Team: USNTDP U18


58
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/201 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: Pelican U20 (SM-sarja U20)


59
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/187 lbs
Position:RHD
Team: USNTDP U18


60
Ht/Wt:6' 3"/198 lbs
Position:RW
Team: Nizhny Novgorod (MHL)


61
Ht/Wt:6' 4"/190 lbs
Position:G
Team: Youngstown (USHL)


62*
Ht/Wt:6' 2"/210 lbs
Position:C
Team: North Bay (OHL)


63 *
Ht/Wt:5'11"/194 lbs
Position:C
Team: Boston University (NCAA)


64 *
Ht/Wt:6' 0"/181 lbs
Position:F
Team: Saginaw (OHL)


 

    2026 NHL Draft Notes

    # 35 - The Calgary Flames receive the New York Rangers 2026 2nd round pick (via UTA), as well as Ottawa's and Utah's 2026 2nd round picks, Olli Maatta and Jonathan Castagna for MacKenzie Weegar. The Utah Mammoth receive the New York Rangers 2026 2nd round pick, 2025 2nd round pick, and Patrik Nemeth for Ty Emberson.

    # 37 - The Chicago Blackhawks receive the Toronto Maple Leafs 2026 2nd round pick, a conditional 2025 first round pick, Joey Anderson, and Pavel Gogolev for Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, and a conditional 2024 5th round pick.

    # 39 - The Pittsburgh Penguins receive the Winnipeg Jets, 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 4th round pick for Luke Schenn.

    # 41 - The Vancouver Canucks receive the San Jose Sharks' 2026 2nd round pick, a 2027 2nd round pick, and Cole Clayton for Kiefer Sherwood.

    # 43 - The Columbus Blue Jackets receive the St. Louis Blues' 2026 2nd-round pick (via PIT), 2027 third-round pick, and Danton Heinen for Egor Chinakhov. The Pittsburgh Penguins received the Blues 2nd round pick and Ottawa's 2025 3rd round pick for a 2025 2nd round pick and a 2026 5th round pick.

    # 45 - The Chicago Blackhawks receive the New York Islanders' 2026 2nd round pick and Josh Bailey for future considerations.

    # 46 - The Los Angeles Kings received the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2026 2nd round pick (via MTL) for Phillip Danault. The Montreal Canadiens received the Blue Jackets 2nd round pick and Patrik Laine for Jordan Harris.

    # 48 - The Florida Panthers receive the Washington Capitals' 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 6th round pick for Justin Sourdif.

    # 49 - The Toronto Maple Leafs receive the Los Angeles Kings 2026 2nd round pick for Scott Laughton. Conditions met as the Kings made the playoffs, so the conditional 3rd became a 2nd.

    # 51 - The Calgary Flames receive the Utah Mammoth's 2026 2nd round pick (via UTA), as well as the Rangers' and Senators' 2026 2nd round picks, Olli Maatta and Jonathan Castagna for MacKenzie Weegar.

    # 55 - The Calgary Flames receive the Ottawa Senators 2026 2nd round pick (via UTA), as well as NY Rangers' and Utah's 2026 2nd round picks, Olli Maatta and Jonathan Castagna for MacKenzie Weegar. The Utah Mammoth receive the Ottawa Senators' 2026 2nd round pick, a 2023 conditional 1st round pick, and a 2024 conditional 2nd round pick for Jakob Chychrun.

    # 57 - The Nashville Predators receive the Minnesota Wild's 2026 2nd round pick for Gustav Nyquist.

    # 62 - The Los Angeles Kings receive the Buffalo Sabres 2026 2nd round pick (via OTT) for Warren Foegele. The Ottawa Senators receive the Buffalo Sabres' 2026 2nd round pick, Dylan Cozens and Dennis Gilbert for Josh Norris and Jacob Bernad-Docker.

    # 63 - The New York Rangers receive the Carolina Hurricanes' 2026 2nd round pick, a conditional 2026 1st round pick, and Scott Morrow for K'Andre Miller.

    # 64 - The San Jose Sharks receive the Colorado Avalanche's 2026 2nd round pick, a 2025 5th round pick, Alexandar Georgiev, and Nikolai Kovalenko for Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith, and a 2027 5th round pick.