CHICAGO — After months of debate about Nolan Patrick vs. Nico Hischier, Philadelphia Flyers and hockey fans will finally get their answers tonight as Round 1 of the NHL Draft gets underway at United Center.
It’s the first time Chicago has hosted the draft, which will be expanded by seven picks this year thanks to the addition of the league’s 31st team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Each of the seven rounds will have 31 picks, with the first 31 taking place on Friday night and Rounds 2-7 taking place Saturday morning.
The New Jersey Devils won the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery and moved up to the No. 1 overall pick. The Philadelphia Flyers jumped the most spots in NHL Draft Lottery history when they moved from 13th to the No. 2 overall pick in a draft that’s widely considered to have a large gap between the top two prospects, Patrick and Hischier, and the rest of the bunch.
It’ll all kick off at 7 p.m. ET time, 6 p.m. local time in Chicago, and it can be seen on NBCSN in the United States and Sportsnet in Canada.
The 2017 NHL Draft
7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT
United Center | Chicago, Illinois, USA
American TV: NBCSN | Canadian TV: Sportsnet | French language: TVA
Live streaming on NBC Live Extra and the NBC Sports app
Here’s the order of selection for Round 1, which is certainly subject to change. You can find live updates of each pick with SB Nation’s auto-updating pick tracker.
- New Jersey Devils
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Dallas Stars
- Colorado Avalanche
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
- New York Rangers (via Arizona)
- Buffalo Sabres
- Detroit Red Wings
- Florida Panthers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Vegas Golden Knights (via Winnipeg)
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Vegas Golden Knights (via NY Islanders)
- Calgary Flames
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Boston Bruins
- San Jose Sharks
- St. Louis Blues
- New York Rangers
- Edmonton Oilers
- Arizona Coyotes (via Minnesota)
- Winnipeg Jets (via Columbus via Vegas)
- Montreal Canadiends
- Chicago Blackhawks
- St. Louis Blues (via Washington)
- Ottawa Senators
- Dallas Stars (via Anaheim)
- Nashville Predators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
