At KeyBank Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Friday
First Round
1. Toronto, Gavin McKenna, LW, Penn St.
2. San Jose, Ivar Stenberg, LW, Frolunda (Sweden).
3. Vancouver, Caleb Malhotra, C, Brantford (OHL).
4. Buffalo (from Chicago), Daxon Rudolph, D, Prince Albert (WHL).
5. N.Y. Rangers, Alberts Smits, D, Munchen (Germany).
6. Calgary, Carson Carels, D, Prince George (WHL).
7. Seattle, Chase Reid, D, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL).
8. Winnipeg, Viggo Bjorck, C, Djurgarden (Sweden).
9. San Jose (from Florida via Ottawa), Keaton Verhoeff, D, North Dakota.
10. Nashville, Wyatt Cullen, LW, U.S. U18 (NTDP).
11. St. Louis, Tynan Lawrence, C, Boston U.
12. New Jersey, Alexander Command, C, Orebro Jr. (Sweden-Jr.).
13. N.Y. Islanders, Malte Gustafsson, D, HV71 (Sweden).
14. Columbus, Oscar Hemming, LW, Boston College.
15. Anaheim (from Detroit via St. Louis), Nikita Klepov, RW, Saginaw (OHL).
16. St. Louis (from Washington), Maddox Dagenais, C, Quebec (QMJHL).
17. Utah (from Los Angeles), Ethan Belchetz, LW, Windsor (OHL).
18. Washington (from Anaheim), Oliver Suvanto, C, Tappara (Finland).
19. Los Angeles (from Utah), Elton Hermansson, RW, Modo (Sweden 2).
20. Buffalo (from Edmonton via San Jose), Ilia Morozov, C, Miami (Ohio).
21. San Jose (from Philadelphia), Ryan Lin, D, Vancouver (WHL).
22. Pittsburgh, Liam Ruck, RW, Medicine Hat (WHL).
23. Detroit (from Boston via Utah), Jeffrey Hurlbert, LW, Kamloops (WHL).
24. Vancouver (from Minnesota), Adam Novotny, LW, Peterborough (OHL).
25. Ottawa (fromTB via SEA and FLA), Jonas Lagerberg Hoen, Leksand Jr. (Sweden-Jr.).
26. Montreal (from DAL via CAR and NYR and VGK), Gleb Pugachyov, RW, Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (Russia-Jr.).
27. Philadelphia (from Buffalo via San Jose), Maksim Sokolovskii, D, London (OHL).
28. Anaheim (from Montreal via Vegas), Marcus Nordmark, LW, Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr.).
29. Vegas (from COL via NYI and STL and ANA), Juho Piiparinen, D, Tappara (Finland).
30. Calgary (from Vegas), Jack Hextall, C, Youngstown (USHL).
31. Nashville (from Carolina), Thomas Bleyl, D, Moncton (QMJHL).
32. Ottawa, Jaxon Cover, RW, London (OHL).
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