What to know about this weekend's NHL draft

June 20, 2018 at 2:01AM

ABOUT THE DRAFT

When: 6:30 p.m. Friday (first round) and 10 a.m. Saturday (rounds 2-7).

TV: NBCSN (Friday) and NHL Network (Saturday)

Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Top prospects: Rasmus Dahlin, D, Frolunda (Sweden); Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Barrie (Ontario Hockey League); Filip Zadina, LW, Halifax (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League); Brady Tkachuk, LW, Boston University; Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Liiga (Finland); Noah Dobson, D, Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL); Quinn Hughes, D, University of Michigan; Evan Bouchard, D, London (OHL); Oliver Wahlstrom, RW (U.S. U-18); Adam Boqvist, D, Byrnas (Sweden).

Wild picks (8): First round, 24th overall; second round, no pick (traded to Arizona in Martin Hanzal deal); third round, 63rd (from Buffalo in Jason Pominville/Marco Scandella trade), 86th, 92nd (from Vegas in Alex Tuch deal); fourth round, no pick (to Buffalo in Pominville/Scandella trade); fifth round, 148th, 155th (from Washington for Tyler Graovac); sixth round, 179th; seventh round, 210th.

FIRST-ROUND ORDER

1. Buffalo

2. Carolina

3. Montreal

4. Ottawa

5. Arizona

6. Detroit

7. Vancouver

8. Chicago

9. N.Y. Rangers

10. Edmonton

11. N.Y. Islanders

12. N.Y. Islanders (from Calgary)

13. Dallas

14. Philadelphia (from St. Louis)

15. Florida

16. Colorado

17. New Jersey

18. Columbus

19. Philadelphia

20. Los Angeles

21. San Jose

22. Ottawa (from Pittsburgh)

23. Anaheim

24. Wild

25. Toronto

26. N.Y. Rangers (from Boston)

27. Chicago (from Nashville)

28. N.Y Rangers (from Tampa Bay)

29. St. Louis (from Winnipeg)

30. Detroit (from Vegas)

31. Washington

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