Every pick in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft

The 2022 NHL Draft will hold the first round on Thursday, July 7, starting at 7 p.m. ET from Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Montreal Canadiens have the first pick in the draft and Kingston C Shane Wright has the best odds to go No. 1 at -195. That number has moved a decent amount in favor of Juraj Slafkovsky, who is behind Wright at +105 to go first overall. It’s a weird situation with Wright being favored but Slafkovsky almost at even odds to go to the Habs. Either way, we’ll find out soon.

We had a big trade earlier in the day Thursday with the Blackhawks sending LW Alex DeBrincat to the Senators for a package of picks, including the No. 7 overall selection in tonight’s draft. The Hawks had initially traded the No. 6 pick prior to last season to acquire Seth Jones from the Blue Jackets. Chicago gets back into the top 10 in this draft and has a chance to add an impact player again as part of a rebuild.

Below we’ll be tracking all the picks from the first round on Thursday night.

2022 NHL Draft tracker: First round

1. Montreal Canadiens — Juraj Slafkovsky, RW, Slovakia
2. New Jersey Devils — Simon Nemec, D, Slovakia
3. Arizona Coyotes — Logan Cooley, C, USDP
4. Seattle Kraken — Shane Wright, C, Kingston
5. Philadelphia Flyers — Cutter Gauthier, LW, USDP (Boston College)
6. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks) — David Jiricek, D, Czechia
7. Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators) — Kevin Korchinski, D, Seattle (WHL)
8. Detroit Red Wings — Marco Kasper, C, SHL
9. Buffalo Sabres — Matthew Savoie, C, Winnipeg (WHL)
10. Anaheim Ducks — Pavel Mintyukov, D, Saginaw (OHL)
11. Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks) — Conor Geekie, C, Winnipeg (WHL)
12. Columbus Blue Jackets — Denton Mateychuk, D, Moose Jaw (WHL)
13. Blackhawks (from MTL via NYI) — Frank Nazar, RW, USDP (Michigan)
14. Winnipeg Jets — Rutger McGroarty, C/RW, USDP (Michigan)
15. Vancouver Canucks — Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW, SHL
16. Buffalo Sabres (from Vegas Golden Knights) — Noah Ostlund, C, SHL
17. Nashville Predators — Joakim Kemell, RW, Liiga
18. Dallas Stars — Lian Bichsel, D, SHL
19. Wild (via LAK) — Liam Ohgren, LW, SHL
20. Washington Capitals — Ivan Miroshnichenko, LW, Russia
21. Pittsburgh Penguins — Owen Pickering, D, Swift Current (WHL)
22. Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins) — Nathan Gaucher, C, Quebec (QMJHL)
23. St. Louis Blues — Jimmy Snuggerud, RW, USDP (Minnesota)
24. Minnesota Wild — Danila Yurov, RW, Russia
25. Blackhawks (via TOR) — Sam Rinzel, D, Waterloo (Minnesota)
26. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames) — Filip Mesar, W/C, Slovakia
27. Sharks (from CAR via MTL via ARI) — Filip Bystedt, C, SHL
28. Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers) — Jiri Kulich, C, Czechia
29. Coyotes (via EDM) — Maveric Lamoureux, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)
30. Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers) — Brad Lambert, C/RW, Liiga
31. Tampa Bay Lightning — Isaac Howard, LW, USDP (Minnesota-Duluth)
32. Oilers (from ARI via Colorado Avalanche) — Reid Schaefer, LW, Seattle (WHL)