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