NHL ENTRY DRAFT
When: 2 p.m. Sunday
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.
TV: NBC Sports Network (2-7 p.m.), NHL Network (after 7 p.m.).
Top five picks: 1. Colorado, 2. Florida, 3. Tampa Bay, 4. Nashville, 5. Carolina.
Wild picks: First round, none; second round, 46th overall; third round, 70th and 81st; fourth round, 107th; fifth round, 137th; sixth round, 167th; seventh round, 197th and 200th.
Top-rated prospects: Seth Jones, D, Portland (Western Hockey League); Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League); Jonathan Drouin, LW, Halifax; Aleksander Barkov, C, Tappara (Finland); Valeri Nichushkin, RW, Chelyabinsk 2 (Russia).
Wild's needs: Natural goal-scorer, size, hard-nosed defenseman, goaltender.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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