With less than a week until the actual NHL draft in Vancouver, SB Nation conducted its annual mock draft with writers selecting their respective team’s first-round pick. Trades are allowed to be made.
- Devils — Jack Hughes, C, USNTDP-USHL (All About The Jersey)
- Rangers — Kaapo Kakko, RW, TPS-Liiga (Blueshirt Banter)
- Blackhawks — Alex Turcotte, C, USNTDP-USHL (Second City Hockey)
- Avalanche — Kirby Dach, C, Saskatoon-WHL (Mile High Hockey) via Ottawa
- Kings — Dylan Cozens, C/RW, Lethbridge-WHL (Jewels From The Crown)
- Red Wings — Bowen Byram, D, Vancouver-WHL (Winging It In Motown)
- Sabres — Cole Caufield, RW, USNTDP-USHL (Die By The Blade)
- Oilers — Peyton Krebs, C, Winnipeg-WHL (Copper N Blue)
- Ducks — Trevor Zegras, C/LW, USNTDP-USHL (Anaheim Calling)
- Canucks — Matthew Boldy, LW, USNTDP-USHL (Nucks Misconduct)
- Flyers — Alex Newhook, C, Victoria-BCHL (Broad Street Hockey)
- Wild — Vasili Podkolzin, RW, SKA-VHL (Hockey Wilderness)
- Panthers — Philip Broberg, D, AIK-Allsvenskan (Litter Box Cats)
- Coyotes — Victor Soderstrom, D, Byrnas-SHL (Five For Howling)
- Canadiens — Thomas Harley, D, Mississauga-OHL (Habs Eyes On The Prize)
- Rangers — Arthur Kaliyev, RW, Hamilton-OHL (Blueshirt Banter) via trade with COL (Trade Details – To COL: 20th overall and To NYR: 16th overall)
- Golden Knights — Raphael Lavoie, C, Halifax-QMJHL (Knights On Ice)
- Stars — Moritz Seider, D, Mannheim-DEL (Defending Big D)
- Senators — Bobby Brink, LW, Sioux City-USHL (Silver Seven Sens)
- Avalanche — Cam York, D, USNTDP-USHL (Mile High Hockey) via draft trade with NYR via WPG
- Penguins — Nils Hoglander, LW, Rogle-SHL (Pensburgh)
- Kings — Matthew Robertston, D, Edmonton-WHL (Jewels From The Crown)
- Islanders — Ryan Suzuki, C, Barrie-OHL (Lighthouse Hockey)
- Predators — Philip Tomasino, RW, Niagara-OHL (On The Forecheck)
- Capitals — Patrik Puistola, LW, Tappara-Liiga (Japers’ Rink)
- Flyers — Ville Heinola, D, Luukko-Liiga via draft trade with CGY (Broad Street Hockey) (Trade Details – To PHI: 26th overall and To CGY: 41st overall + 72nd overall)
- Lightning — Jakob Pelletier, C, Moncton-QMJHL (Raw Charge)
- Hurricanes — Samuel Poulin, LW, Sherbrooke-QMJHL (Canes Country)
- Ducks — Nathan Legare, C, Baie-Comeau — QMJHL (Anaheim Calling) from SJ via BUF
- Avalanche — Spencer Knight, G, USNTDP-USHL (Mile High Hockey) via draft trade with Bruins (Trade Details – To COL: 30th overall and To BOS: 47th overall + 49th overall)
- Wild — Brett Leason, RW, WHL-Prince Albert (Hockey Wilderness) via draft trade with Sabres via Blues (Trade Details – To BUF: RW Jason Zucker and TO MINN: 31st overall + RW Alex Nylander)