2020 NHL Entry Draft

Eligibility

Draft lottery

Top prospects

Ranking	North American skaters	European skaters
1	Alexis Lafreniere	Tim Stutzle
2	Quinton Byfield	Alexander Holtz
3	Jamie Drysdale	Anton Lundell
4	Jake Sanderson	Lucas Raymond
5	Cole Perfetti	Rodion Amirov
6	Marco Rossi	Helge Grans
7	Jack Quinn	John-Jason Peterka
8	Kaiden Guhle	Topi Niemela
9	Braden Schneider	Noel Gunler
10	Dawson Mercer	Roni Hirvonen

Traded picks

Round one

1. The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018 that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional first-round pick in 2021, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022 and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if the Sharks qualify for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 19, 2019.
2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Barclay Goodrow and Philadelphia's third-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Anthony Greco and this pick.
3. The Boston Bruins' first-round pick will go to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 21, 2020 that sent Ondrej Kase to Boston in exchange for David Backes, Axel Andersson and this pick.

   Round two

4. The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent P. K. Subban to New Jersey in exchange for Steven Santini, Jeremy Davies, a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
5. The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2019 that sent Andrew Shaw and a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Chicago in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2020, a third-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
6. The New York Rangers' second-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on April 30, 2019 that sent Adam Fox to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick. The condition – Carolina will receive a second-round pick in 2020 if Fox plays in at least 30 games during the 2019–20 NHL season – was converted on December 10, 2019.
7. The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 17, 2020 that sent Tyler Toffoli to Vancouver in exchange for Tim Schaller, Tyler Madden, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
8. The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2019 that sent Ryan Dzingel and Calgary's seventh-round pick in 2019 to Columbus in exchange for Anthony Duclair, a second-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
9. The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Kuffner to Edmonton in exchange for Sam Gagner, a second-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
10. The New York Islanders' second-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Jean-Gabriel Pageau to New York in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2020, a conditional third-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
11. The Dallas Stars' second-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg to Vegas in exchange for Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg and this pick.
12. :Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2017 that sent Marc Methot to Dallas in exchange for Dylan Ferguson and this pick.
13. The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Martins Dzierkals to Vegas in exchange for Malcolm Subban, Stanislav Demin and this pick.
14. :Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that ensured that Vegas selected Marc-Andre Fleury in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
15. The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Brenden Dillon to Washington in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
16. : Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2019 that sent Andre Burakovsky to Colorado in exchange for Scott Kosmachuk, Arizona's third-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
17. The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 19, 2020 that sent Alec Martinez to Vegas in exchange for St. Louis' second-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
18. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 22, 2019 that sent Nick Jensen and Buffalo's fifth-round pick in 2019 to Washington in exchange for Madison Bowey and this pick.
19. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Marco Scandella to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021 and this pick.

    Round three

20. The San Jose Sharks' third-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 24, 2019 that sent Gustav Nyquist to San Jose in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and this pick. The condition – Detroit will receive a third-round pick in 2020 if Nyquist does not re-sign with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season – was converted when Nyquist signed with Columbus on July 1, 2019.
21. The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick will go to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on July 29, 2019 that sent Nikita Gusev to New Jersey in exchange for a second-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
22. The Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on August 2, 2018 that sent Jeff Skinner to Buffalo in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in 2019, a sixth-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
23. The Arizona Coyotes' third-round pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2019 that sent Andre Burakovsky to Colorado in exchange for Scott Kosmachuk, a second-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
24. :Colorado previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 25, 2019 that sent Carl Soderberg to Arizona in exchange for Kevin Connauton and this pick.
25. The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2019 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
26. The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Dylan DeMelo to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
27. The Columbus Blue Jackets' third-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 5, 2020 that sent Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford to Toronto in exchange for Trevor Moore, a conditional third-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
28. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019 that sent Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to Ottawa in exchange for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and this pick.
29. :Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018 that sent Ian Cole to Columbus in exchange for Nick Moutrey and this pick.
30. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019 that sent Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen and this pick.
31. The Dallas Stars' third-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 23, 2019 that sent Mats Zuccarello to Dallas in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and this pick. The condition – New York will receive a third-round pick in 2020 if Zuccarello does not re-sign with Dallas for the 2019–20 NHL season – was converted when Zuccarello signed with Minnesota on July 1, 2019.
32. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Anthony Greco and a first-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Barclay Goodrow and this pick.
33. :San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 18, 2019 that sent Justin Braun to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
34. The Colorado Avalanche's third-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Derick Brassard and a conditional sixth-round pick in 2020 to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
35. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 23, 2020 that sent Ilya Kovalchuk to Washington in exchange for this pick.

    Round four

36. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on August 14, 2019 that sent Adam Erne to Detroit in exchange for this pick.
37. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on January 2, 2020 that sent Michael Frolik to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
38. :Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2020 that sent Marco Scandella to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
39. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2019 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
40. The Anaheim Ducks' fourth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2019 that sent Nicolas Deslauriers to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
41. The Winnipeg Jets' fourth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2018 that sent Simon Bourque to Winnipeg in exchange for Steve Mason, Joel Armia, a seventh-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
42. The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Oscar Fantenberg to Calgary in exchange for this pick. The condition – Los Angeles will receive a fourth-round pick in 2020 if Calgary does not advance to the 2019 Western Conference Finals – was converted on April 19, 2019 when Calgary was eliminated from the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.
43. The Nashville Predators' fourth-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Wayne Simmonds to Nashville in exchange for Ryan Hartman and this pick. The condition – Philadelphia will receive a fourth-round pick in 2020 if Nashville does not advance to the 2019 Western Conference Second Round – was converted on April 22, 2019 when Nashville was eliminated from the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.
44. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick will go to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on February 23, 2020 that sent Mike Green to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Brodziak and this pick. The condition – Detroit will receive a fourth-round pick in 2020 if Green does not play in at least 50% of the Oilers' 2020 Stanley Cup playoff games. – was converted on July 11, 2020 when Green informed the Oilers he would not participate in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
45. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 23, 2019 that sent Garret Sparks to Vegas in exchange for David Clarkson and this pick.
46. The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick will go to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Marcus Johansson to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.

    Round five

47. The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and this pick.
48. The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent Chicago's fifth-round pick in 2019 to Florida in exchange for this pick.
49. The Toronto Maple Leafs' fifth-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on December 29, 2018 that sent Michael Hutchinson to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
50. The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on September 24, 2019 that sent Joel Edmundson, Dominik Bokk and a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Carolina in exchange for Justin Faulk and this pick.
51. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Mike Condon and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Callahan and this pick.
52. The Vegas Golden Knights' fifth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Robin Lehner to Vegas in exchange for this pick.

    Round six

53. The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Ryan Callahan and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Condon and this pick.
54. The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and this pick.
55. The Buffalo Sabres' sixth-round pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Emil Djuse to Florida in exchange for this pick.
56. :Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2019 that sent James Reimer to Carolina in exchange for Scott Darling and this pick.
57. :Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 2, 2018 that sent Jeff Skinner to Buffalo in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in 2019, a third-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
58. The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick will go to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent a third-round pick in 2020 to Florida in exchange for Derick Brassard and this pick. The condition - Colorado will receive a sixth-round pick in 2020 if Brassard does not re-sign with the Avalanche for the 2019–20 NHL season - was converted on August 21, 2019 when Brassard signed with the New York Islanders.
59. The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent Patrick Marleau, a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and a seventh-round pick in 2020 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
60. The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 1, 2019 that sent Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen and a third-round pick in 2020 to Colorado in exchange for Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot and this pick.
61. The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on November 22, 2018 that sent Chris Wideman to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
62. :Edmonton previously acquired this pick in a trade on October 1, 2018 that sent Jakub Jerabek to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. The condition – Edmonton will receive a sixth-round pick in 2020 if Jerabek plays in less than 50 games during the 2018–19 NHL season – was converted on December 22, 2018.

    Round seven

63. The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Matthew Peca to Ottawa in exchange for Aaron Luchuk and this pick.
64. The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 20, 2018 that sent Eric Fehr to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
65. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on January 16, 2019 that sent Michael Del Zotto to Anaheim in exchange for Luke Schenn and this pick.
66. The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent Montreal's seventh-round pick in 2019 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
67. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2019 that sent Andrew Shaw and a seventh-round pick in 2021 to Chicago in exchange for a second-round pick in 2020, a third-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
68. The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on May 30, 2019 that sent Fedor Gordeev to Minnesota in exchange for this pick. The condition – Toronto will receive Winnipeg's seventh-round pick in 2020 if Gordeev signs with the Wild before June 1, 2019 – was converted on May 30, 2019.
69. :Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Matt Hendricks to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
70. The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 12, 2019 that sent Marek Mazanec to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
71. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick will go to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on February 6, 2019 that sent Cody McLeod to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
72. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick will go to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for Patrick Marleau, a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
73. The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on November 10, 2018 that sent Taylor Fedun to Dallas in exchange for this pick. The condition – Buffalo will receive a seventh-round pick in 2020 if Fedun plays in 25 games during the 2018–19 NHL season and 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, combined – was converted on January 17, 2019.
74. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
75. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2019 to Washington in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
76. The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.

    Unresolved conditional draft picks