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When is the NHL draft 2024? How to watch, stream and draft order

Anthony DiMattia Mike Brehm
Delaware News Journal

The 2023-2024 ended with dramatic Game 7 Stanley Cup victory for the Florida Panthers.

Now, it's time for the offseason.

First up, the NHL draft. Here's all the details:

When is the NHL draft 2024?

The NHL draft will be Friday and Saturday. The first round will start at 7 p.m. ET Friday and the second through seventh rounds will start at 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday.

Where is the NHL draft 2024?

This year's draft will be held at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada, just east of Las Vegas.

How to watch the NHL draft

The first round will be shown Friday on ESPN and Saturday's rounds will be shown on NHL Network. The draft will be the first televised event from the Sphere.

How to live stream the NHL draft

Both days of the draft can be streamed on ESPN+.

NHL draft first-round order

  1. San Jose Sharks
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. Anaheim Ducks
  4. Columbus Blue Jackets
  5. Montreal Canadiens
  6. Utah Hockey Club
  7. Ottawa Senators
  8. Seattle Kraken
  9. Calgary Flames
  10. New Jersey Devils
  11. San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres in swap of picks)
  12. Philadelphia Flyers
  13. Minnesota Wild
  14. Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Sharks. The Sharks got the pick in the Erik Karlsson deal, and traded it to the Sabres on Thursday)
  15. Detroit Red Wings
  16. St. Louis Blues
  17. Washington Capitals
  18. Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders in a swap of picks in May. Chicago gave up the 20th pick and two second-rounders for the 18th pick and a second-rounder)
  19. Vegas Golden Knights
  20. New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks in the 2022 Brandon Hagel deal)
  21. Los Angeles Kings
  22. Nashville Predators
  23. Toronto Maple Leafs
  24. Colorado Avalanche
  25. Boston Bruins (from Bruins via Detroit Red Wings via Ottawa Senators. The Red Wings got the Bruins' first-rounder in 2023's Tyler Bertuzzi deal. Detroit traded it to Ottawa in the Alex DeBrincat deal and the Senators traded it to Boston in this month's Linus Ullmark deal)
  26. Montreal Canadiens (from Winnipeg Jets in the Sean Monahan deal)
  27. Carolina Hurricanes
  28. Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks in the Elias Lindholm deal)
  29. Dallas Stars
  30. New York Rangers
  31. Anaheim Ducks (from the Edmonton Oilers in the Adam Henrique trade)
  32. Philadelphia Flyers (from the Florida Panthers in the 2022 Claude Giroux trade)

NHL mock draft

A mock draft by the independent scouting service Red Line Report has Celebrini, Ivan Demidov, Levshunov, Cayden Lindstrom and Tij Iginla going in the top five. Full mock draft