What to know about this weekend's NHL 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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