About the NHL draft

October 6, 2020 at 6:14AM
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, Team Red center Quinton Byfield (55) and Team White left winger Alexis Lafreniere (11) pose for photos following hockey's CHL Top Prospects Game in Hamilton, Ontario. The New York Rangers might be on the clock in owning the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Tuesday, Oct. 6. That, and the prospect of selecting Quebec star forward Alexis Lafreniere, doesn't mean the still-retooling Rangers will be anywhere closer to being a contender, team president John Davi
Quinton Byfield and Alexis Lafreniere posed for a photo in January in Hamilton, Ontario. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

First round: Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Rounds 2-7: Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Where: The draft is virtual.

TV: NBCSN (first round), NHL Network (Rounds 2-7).

Top prospects: Alexis Lafreniere (consensus No. 1), W, Rimouski Oceanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League); Quinton Byfield, C, Sudbury (Ontario Hockey League); Tim Stuetzle, C, Adler Mannheim (Germany).

Wild picks (six): First round, ninth overall; second round, 39th; fourth round, 101st; fifth round, 132nd; sixth round, 163rd; seventh round, 194th.

First-round order

1. N.Y. Rangers

2. Los Angeles

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3. Ottawa (from San Jose)

4. Detroit

5. Ottawa

6. Anaheim

7. New Jersey

8. Buffalo

9. Wild

10. Winnipeg

11. Nashville

12. Florida

13. Carolina (from Toronto)

14. Edmonton

15. Toronto (from Pittsburgh)

16. Montreal

17. Chicago

18. New Jersey (from Arizona)

19. Calgary

20. New Jersey (from Vancouver via Tampa Bay)

21. Columbus

22. N.Y. Rangers (from Carolina)

23. Philadelphia

24. Washington

25. Colorado

26. St. Louis

27. Anaheim (from Boston)

28. Ottawa (from N.Y. Islanders)

29. Vegas

30. Dallas

31. San Jose (from Tampa Bay)

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