2016 NHL Draft Results: Tracking All Picks and Selections
Center Auston Matthews leads the way Friday at a historic 2016 NHL draft at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Matthews and other top prospects are just the beginning of the storylines to know surrounding the event. The Toronto Maple Leafs clutched the first pick in the draft for the first time since 1985 and are one of two teams with a record-breaking 11 picks to spend, sharing the honor with the hosts—the Buffalo Sabres.
The Maple Leafs and Sabres aren't the only teams who will be quite busy Friday and beyond, though, with the Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Arizona Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes also clutching multiple first-round selections.
It's an appropriate setup for what looks like a deep class littered with American and European skaters ready to change the league's complexion.
Within, fans will find the official draft results and trades as they unfold, as well as the official seven-round order. Round 1 selections start at 6:30 p.m. ET Friday on NBCSN, and Rounds 2-7 start at 10 a.m. ET Saturday on NHL Network.
Round 1
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Round 1 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Auston Matthews | C | Zurich |
| 2. | Winnipeg Jets | Patrik Laine | RW | Tappara |
| 3. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | Cape Breton |
| 4. | Edmonton Oilers | Jesse Puljujarvi | RW | Karpat |
| 5. | Vancouver Canucks | Olli Juolevi | D | London |
| 6. | Calgary Flames | Matthew Tkachuk | LW | London |
| 7. | Arizona Coyotes | Clayton Keller | C | U.S. U18 |
| 8. | Buffalo Sabres | Alexander Nylander | LW | Mississauga |
| 9. | Montreal Canadiens | Mikhail Sergachyov | D | Windsor |
| 10. | Colorado Avalanche | Tyson Jost | C | Penticton |
| 11. | Ottawa Senators* | Logan Brown | C | Windsor |
| 12. | New Jersey Devils* | Michael McLeod | C | Mississauga |
| 13. | Carolina Hurricanes | Jake Bean | D | Calgary |
| 14. | Boston Bruins | Charles McAvoy | D | Boston |
| 15. | Minnesota Wild | Luke Kunin | C | Wisconsin |
| 16. | Arizona Coyotes* | Jakob Chychrun | D | Sarnia |
| 17. | Nashville Predators | Dante Fabbro | D | Penticton |
| 18. | Winnipeg Jets* | Logan Stanley | D | Windsor |
| 19. | New York Islanders | Kieffer Bellows | LW | U.S. U18 |
| 20. | Detroit Red Wings* | Dennis Cholowski | D | Chilliwack |
| 21. | Carolina Hurricanes (from Los Angeles) | Julien Gauthier | RW | Val-D'Or |
| 22. | Philadelphia Flyers* | German Rubstov | C | Team Russia U18 |
| 23. | Florida Panthers | Henrik Borgstrom | C | HIFK Jr. |
| 24. | Anaheim Ducks | Max Jones | LW | London |
| 25. | Dallas Stars | Riley Tufte | LW | Blaine |
| 26. | St. Louis Blues* | Tage Thompson | C | UConn |
| 27. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Brett Howden | C | Moose Jaw |
| 28. | Washington Capitals* | Lucas Johansen | D | Kelowna |
| 29. | Boston Bruins (from San Jose) | Trent Frederic | C | U.S. U18 |
| 30. | Anaheim Ducks (from Pittsburgh via Toronto) | Sam Steel | C | Regina |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Senators acquire No. 11 pick from Devils.
Devils acquire No. 12 pick from Senators.
Jets acquire No. 18 pick from Flyers.
Flyers acquire No. 22 pick from Jets.
Coyotes acquire No. 16 pick from Red Wings.
Red Wings acquire No. 20 pick from Coyotes.
Blues acquire No. 26 pick from Capitals.
Capitals acquire No. 28 pick from Blues.
Round 2
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Round 2 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 31. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Yegor Korshkov | RW | Yaroslavl |
| 32. | Edmonton Oilers | Tyler Benson | LW | Vancouver |
| 33. | Buffalo Sabres* | Rasmus Asplund | C | Farjestad |
| 34. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Andrew Peeke | D | Green Bay |
| 35. | St. Louis Blues* | Jordan Kyrou | C | Sarnia |
| 36. | Philadelphia Flyers* | Pascal Laberge | C | Victoriaville |
| 37. | Tampa Bay Lightning* | Libor Hajek | D | Saskatoon |
| 38. | Florida Panthers* | Adam Mascherin | LW | Kitchener |
| 39. | Chicago Blackhawks* | Alex DeBrincat | RW | Erie |
| 40. | Colorado Avalanche (from Colorado via San Jose) | Cameron Morrison | LW | Youngstown |
| 41. | New Jersey Devils | Nathan Bastian | RW | Mississauga |
| 42. | Ottawa Senators | Jonathan Dahlen | C | Timra |
| 43. | Carolina Hurricanes | Janne Kuokkanen | C | Karpat Jr. |
| 44. | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Boston) | Boris Katchouk | LW | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 45. | Chicago Blackhawks* | Chad Krys | D | U.S. U18 |
| 46. | Detroit Red Wings | Givani Smith | RW | Guelph |
| 47. | Nashville Predators | Samuel Girard | D | Shawinigan |
| 48. | Philadelphia Flyers | Carter Hart | G | Everett |
| 49. | Boston Bruins (from NY Islanders) | Ryan Lindgren | D | U.S. U18 |
| 50. | Chicago Blackhawks (from NY Rangers via Carolina) | Artur Kayumov | LW | Team Russia U18 |
| 51. | Los Angeles Kings | Kale Clague | D | Brandon |
| 52. | Philadelphia Flyers (from Chicago) | Wade Allison | RW | Tri-City |
| 53. | Detroit Red Wings* | Filip Hronek | D | Hr. Kralove |
| 54. | Calgary Flames (from Florida) | Tyler Parsons | G | London |
| 55. | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Anaheim via Vancouver) | Filip Gustavsson | G | Lulea Jr. |
| 56. | Calgary Flames (from Dallas) | Dillon Dube | C | Kelowna |
| 57. | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Washington) | Carl Grundstrom | RW | Modo |
| 58. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Taylor Raddysh | RW | Erie |
| 59. | St. Louis Blues | Evan Fitzpatrick | G | Sherbrooke |
| 60. | San Jose Sharks | Dylan Gambrell | C | Denver |
| 61. | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Pittsburgh via Toronto) | Kasper Bjorkqvist | RW | Blues Jr. |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Flyers acquire No. 36 pick from Jets.
Red Wings acquire No. 53 pick from Coyotes.
Sabres acquire No. 33 pick from Panthers.
Panthers acquire No. 38 pick from Sabres.
Blues acquire No. 35 pick from Flames.
Lightning acquire No. 37 pick from Coyotes.
Blackhawks acquire No. 39 pick from Canadiens.
Blackhawks acquire No. 45 pick from Canadiens.
Round 3
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Round 3 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 62. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Joseph Woll | G | U.S. U18 |
| 63. | Edmonton Oilers | Markus Niemelainen | D | Saginaw |
| 64. | Vancouver Canucks (from Vancouver via NY Islanders, Buffalo and Pittsburgh) | William Lockwood | RW | U.S. U18 |
| 65. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Vitaly Abramov | RW | Gatineau |
| 66. | Calgary Flames | Adam Fox | D | U.S. U18 |
| 67. | Carolina Hurricanes (from Winnipeg) | Mat Filipe | LW | Cedar Rapids |
| 68. | Arizona Coyotes | Cam Dineen | D | North Bay |
| 69. | Buffalo Sabres | Cliff Pu | RW | London |
| 70. | Montreal Canadiens | William Bitten | C | Flint |
| 71. | Colorado Avalanche | Josh Anderson | D | Prince George |
| 72. | Toronto Maple Leafs (from New Jersey via Pittsburgh) | James Greenway | D | U.S. U18 |
| 73. | New Jersey Devils (from Ottawa) | Joseph Anderson | RW | U.S. U18 |
| 74. | Carolina Hurricanes | Hudson Elynuik | C | Spokane |
| 75. | Carolina Hurricanes (from Boston) | Jack LaFontaine | G | Janesville |
| 76. | Nashville Predators (from Minnesota via Florida, New Jersey, Anaheim and Buffalo) | Rem Pitlick | C | Muskegon |
| 77. | Pittsburgh Penguins* | Connor Hall | D | Kitchener |
| 78. | Nashville Predators | Frederic Allard | D | Chicoutimi |
| 79. | Winnipeg Jets* | Luke Green | D | Saint John |
| 80. | New Jersey Devils* | Brandon Gignac | D | Shawinigan |
| 81. | New York Rangers | Sean Day | D | Mississauga |
| 82. | Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) | Carsen Twarynski | LW | Calgary |
| 83. | Chicago Blackhawks | Wouter Peeters | G | EC Salzburg 2 |
| 84. | Edmonton Oilers (from Florida) | Matthew Cairns | D | Georgetown |
| 85. | Anaheim Ducks | Joshua Mahura | D | Red Deer |
| 86. | Buffalo Sabres (from Dallas) | Casey Fitzgerald | D | Boston College |
| 87. | Washington Capitals* | Garrett Pilon | C | Kamloops |
| 88. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Connor Ingram | G | Kamloops |
| 89. | Florida Panthers* | Linus Nassen | D | Lulea Jr. |
| 90. | Dallas Stars (from San Jose) | Fredrik Karlstrom | C | AIK Jr. |
| 91. | Edmonton Oilers (from Pittsburgh) | Filip Berglund | D | Skelleftea Jr. |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Jets acquire No. 79 pick from Flyers.
Capitals acquire No. 87 pick from Blues.
Panthers acquire No. 89 pick from Sabres.
Penguins acquire No. 77 pick from Devils.
Devils acquire No. 80 pick from Senators.
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Round 4
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Round 4 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 92. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Adam Brooks | C | Regina |
| 93. | Anaheim Ducks (from Edmonton) | Jack Kopacka | LW | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 94. | Florida Panthers (from Vancouver) | Jonathan Ang | C | Peterborough |
| 95. | New York Islanders | Anatoli Golyshev | LW | Yekaterinburg |
| 96. | Calgary Flames | Linus Lindstrom | C | Skelleftea Jr. |
| 97. | Winnipeg Jets | Jacob Cederholm | D | HV 71 Jr. |
| 98. | New York Rangers (from Arizona) | Tarmo Reunanen | D | TPS Jr. |
| 99. | Buffalo Sabres | Brett Murray | LW | Carleton Place |
| 100. | Montreal Canadiens | Victor Mete | D | London |
| 101. | Toronto Maple Leafs (from Colorado) | Keaton Middleton | D | Saginaw |
| 102. | New Jersey Devils | Mikhail Maltsev | LW | Team Russia U18 |
| 103. | Ottawa Senators | Todd Burgess | RW | Fairbanks |
| 104. | Carolina Hurricanes | Max Zimmer | LW | Chicago |
| 105. | New Jersey Devils (from Boston) | Evan Cormier | G | Saginaw |
| 106. | Minnesota Wild | Brandon Duhaime | RW | Tri-City |
| 107. | Detroit Red Wings | Alfons Malmstrom | D | Orebro Jr. |
| 108. | Nashville Predators | Hardy Haman Aktell | D | Skelleftea U18 |
| 109. | Philadelphia Flyers | Connor Bunnaman | C | Kitchener |
| 110. | Chicago Blackhawks | Lucas Carlsson | D | Brynas |
| 111. | San Jose Sharks (from NY Rangers) | Noah Gregor | C | Moose Jaw |
| 112. | Los Angeles Kings | Jacob Moverare | D | HV 71 Jr. |
| 113. | Chicago Blackhawks | Nathan Noel | C | Saint John |
| 114. | Florida Panthers | Riley Stillman | D | Oshawa |
| 115. | Anaheim Ducks | Alex Dostie | C | Gatineau |
| 116. | Dallas Stars | Rhett Gardner | C LW | North Dakota |
| 117. | Washington Capitals | Damien Riat | LW | Geneve |
| 118. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ross Colton | C | Cedar Rapids |
| 119. | St. Louis Blues | Tanner Kaspick | C | Brandon |
| 120. | New York Islanders | Otto Koivula | LW | Ilves Jr. |
| 121. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Ryan Jones | D | Lincoln |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Islanders acquire No. 95 pick from Blackhawks.
Blackhawks acquire No. 110 pick from Islanders.
Islanders acquire No. 120 pick from Coyotes.
Round 5
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Round 5 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 122. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Vladimir Bobylev | RW | Victoria |
| 123. | Edmonton Oilers | Dylan Wells | G | Peterborough |
| 124. | Montreal Canadiens (from Vancouver) | Casey Staum | D | Hill-Murray |
| 125. | St. Louis Blues (from Columbus) | Nolan Stevens | C | Northeastern |
| 126. | Calgary Flames | Mitchell Mattson | C | Grand Rapids |
| 127. | Winnipeg Jets | Jordan Stallard | C | Calgary |
| 128. | Dallas Stars (from Arizona) | Colton Point | G | Carleton Place |
| 129. | Buffalo Sabres | Philip Nyberg | D | Linkoping Jr. |
| 130. | Buffalo Sabres (from Montreal) | Vojtech Budik | D | Prince Albert |
| 131. | Colorado Avalanche | Adam Werner | G | Farjestad Jr. |
| 132. | New Jersey Devils | Yegor Rykov | D | Ska St. Petersburg 2 |
| 133. | Ottawa Senators | Maxime Lajoie | D | Swift Current |
| 134. | Carolina Hurricanes | Jeremy Helvig | G | Kingston |
| 135. | Boston Bruins | Joona Koppanen | LW | Ilves Jr. |
| 136. | Boston Bruins (from Minnesota) | Cameron Clarke | D | Lone Star |
| 137. | Detroit Red Wings | Jordan Sambrook | D | Erie |
| 138. | Nashville Predators | Patrick Harper | C | Avon Old Farms |
| 139. | Philadelphia Flyers | Linus Hogberg | D | Vaxjo Jr. |
| 140. | Vancouver Canucks (from NY Islanders via Florida) | Cole Candella | D | Hamilton |
| 141. | New York Rangers | Timothy Gettinger | LW | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 142. | Los Angeles Kings | Michael Eyssimont | C | St. Cloud State |
| 143. | Chicago Blackhawks | Mathias From | LW | Rogle Jr. |
| 144. | St. Louis Blues* | Conner Bleackley | C | Red Deer |
| 145. | Washington Capitals (from Anaheim via Toronto) | Beck Malenstyn | LW | Calgary |
| 146. | Dallas Stars | Nicholas Caamano | RW | Flint |
| 147. | Washington Capitals | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | Djurgarden Jr. |
| 148. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Christopher Paquette | C | Niagara |
| 149. | Edmonton Oilers (from St. Louis) | Graham McPhee | LW | U.S. U18 |
| 150. | San Jose Sharks | Manuel Wiederer | C | Moncton |
| 151. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Niclas Almari | D | Jokerit Jr. |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Blues acquire No. 144 pick from Blackhawks.
Round 6
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Round 6 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 152. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Jonathan Walker | D | Victoria |
| 153. | Edmonton Oilers | Aapeli Rasanen | C | Tappara Jr. |
| 154. | Vancouver Canucks | Jakob Stukel | LW | Calgary |
| 155. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Peter Thome | G | Aberdeen |
| 156. | Calgary Flames | Eetu Tuulola | RW | HPK Jr. |
| 157. | Winnipeg Jets | Mikhail Berdin | G | Team Russia U18 |
| 158. | Arizona Coyotes | Patrick Kudla | D | Oakville |
| 159. | Buffalo Sabres | Brandon Hagel | LW | Red Deer |
| 160. | Montreal Canadiens | Michael Pezzetta | C | Sudbury |
| 161. | Colorado Avalanche | Nathan Clurman | D | Culver Academy |
| 162. | New Jersey Devils | Jesper Bratt | LW | AIK |
| 163. | Ottawa Senators | Markus Nurmi | RW | TPS Jr. |
| 164. | Carolina Hurricanes | Noah Carroll | D | Guelph |
| 165. | Boston Bruins | Oskar Steen | C | Farjestad Jr. |
| 166. | Calgary Flames (from Minnesota) | Matthew Phillips | C | Victoria |
| 167. | Detroit Red Wings | Filip Larsson | G | Djurgarden Jr. |
| 168. | Nashville Predators | Konstantin Volkov | G | Ska St. Petersburg 2 |
| 169. | Philadelphia Flyers | Tanner Laczynski | C | Lincoln |
| 170. | New York Islanders | Collin Adams | LW | Muskegon |
| 171. | New York Rangers | Gabriel Fontaine | C | Rouyn-Noranda |
| 172. | Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) | Anthony Salinitri | C | Sarnia |
| 173. | Chicago Blackhawks | Blake Hillman | D | Denver |
| 174. | New York Rangers (from Florida) | Tyler Wall | G | Leamington |
| 175. | Florida Panthers (from Anaheim) | Maxim Mamin | C RW | CSKA |
| 176. | Dallas Stars | Jakob Stenqvist | D | Modo Jr. |
| 177. | Washington Capitals | Chase Priskie | D | Quinnipiac |
| 178. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Oleg Sosunov | D | Loko-Yunior Yaroslav |
| 179. | Toronto Maple Leafs (from St. Louis) | Nicolas Mattinen | D | London |
| 180. | San Jose Sharks | Mark Shoemaker | D | North Bay |
| 181. | Pittsburgh Penguins | Joseph Masonius | D | UConn |
Round 7
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Round 7 Complete
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 182. | Toronto Maple Leafs | Nikolai Chebykin | LW | MVD Balashikha 2 |
| 183. | Edmonton Oilers | Vincent Desharnais | D | Providence |
| 184. | Vancouver Canucks | Rodrigo Abols | C | Portland |
| 185. | Columbus Blue Jackets | Calvin Thurkauf | C | Kelowna |
| 186. | Calgary Flames | Stepan Falkovsky | D | Ottawa |
| 187. | Montreal Canadiens* | Arvid Henrikson | D | AIK U18 |
| 188. | Arizona Coyotes | Dean Stewart | D | Portage |
| 189. | Buffalo Sabres | Austin Osmanski | D | Mississauga |
| 190. | Buffalo Sabres (from Montreal) | Vasily Glotov | C | LVY St. Petersburg 2 |
| 191. | Colorado Avalanche | Travis Barron | LW | Ottawa |
| 192. | New Jersey Devils | Jeremy Davies | D | Bloomington |
| 193. | New York Islanders (from Ottawa) | Nick Pastujov | LW | U.S. U18 |
| 194. | Vancouver Canucks (from Carolina) | Brett McKenzie | C | North Bay |
| 195. | Florida Panthers* | Benjamin Finkelstein | D | Kimball Union |
| 196. | Minnesota Wild | Dmitry Sokolov | RW | Sudbury |
| 197. | Detroit Red Wings | Mattias Elfstrom | LW | Malmo Jr. |
| 198. | Nashville Predators | Adam Smith | D | Bowling Green |
| 199. | Philadelphia Flyers | David Bernhardt | D | Djurgarden Jr. |
| 200. | New York Islanders | David Quenneville | D | Medicine Hat |
| 201. | New York Rangers | Ty Ronning | RW | Vancouver |
| 202. | Los Angeles Kings | Jacob Friend | D | Owen Sound |
| 203. | Chicago Blackhawks | Jake Ryczek | D | Waterloo |
| 204. | Minnesota Wild (from Florida) | Brayden Chizen | D | Kelowna |
| 205. | Anaheim Ducks | Tyler Soy | C | Victoria |
| 206. | Tampa Bay Lightning (from Dallas via Edmonton) | Otto Somppi | C | Halifax |
| 207. | Washington Capitals | Dmitriy Zaitsev | D | WBS Knights |
| 208. | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ryan Lohin | C | Waterloo |
| 209. | St. Louis Blues | Nikolaj Krag Christensen | C | Rodovre |
| 210. | San Jose Sharks | Joachim Blichfeld | LW RW | Malmo Jr. |
| 211. | St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh) | Filip Helt | LW | Litvinov Jr. |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates that a trade was made for the pick.
Picks Acquired by Trade
Canadiens acquire No. 187 pick from Jets.
Panthers acquire No. 195 pick from Bruins.
Stats and info courtesy of NHL.com unless otherwise specified.
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