2024 NHL draft live updates: 7-round, 32-team pick tracker

The 2024 NHL draft is happening on Friday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+) and Saturday (11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+) at Sphere in Las Vegas.

From the primary spherical all the way in which to pick No. 225 in Round 7, this web page is your house for each choice, together with scouting notes from Rachel Doerrie, and workforce match evaluation for the 32 gamers taken within the first spherical from Ryan S. Clark and Greg Wyshynski.

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Team: Boston University (H-EAST) | Rank: 1
DOB: 06/13/06 | Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | Shot: L
2023-24 stats: GP: 38 | G: 32 | A: 32 | P: 64

Scouting notes: There is not any space of the sport the place reliable considerations exist. Simply put, he doesn’t have a weak level. He excels as a 200-foot participant, making vital contributions on each ends of the ice.

Offensively, he navigates the center of the ice, disrupts defensive schemes and finds passing lanes that others can’t. His puck safety expertise, willingness to play by way of contact, spin off defenders and preserve play are qualities that may translate effectively to the NHL. Even with out the puck, he stays a scoring risk as a consequence of his means to seek out open areas, preserve his stick away from defenders and launch the puck rapidly. — Doerrie

Team match: Rebuilds require cornerstone gamers. Celebrini seems to be simply that, contemplating this 12 months’s draft was generally known as “The Celebrini Draft.” Finishing with the NHL’s worst file meant the Sharks had quite a few areas that wanted to be addressed. Among them: top-six ahead assist. Enter Celebrini.

While the likelihood exists that Celebrini might return to BU for his sophomore 12 months, he might be step proper in to the Sharks’ lineup. Since 2005, the forwards that had been chosen with the No. 1 pick performed the subsequent season. It’s an inventory that features Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, and final 12 months’s No. 1 pick, Connor Bedard. Furthermore, Celebrini now formally turns into the face of a promising rebuild that already had Thomas Bordeleau, William Eklund, Mario Ferraro, Quinten Musty and the workforce’s 2023 first-round pick in Will Smith, who’s leaving Boston College after one season having signed his entry-level contract with the Sharks. — Clark

Team: Michigan State (BIG10) | Rank: 3
DOB: 10/28/05 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 208 | Shot: R
2023-24 stats: GP: 38 | G: 9 | A: 26 | P: 35

Scouting notes: The Belarusian is extensively considered one of the best defender within the draft class, impressing scouts in lots of areas. A right-shot defenseman, he imposes himself bodily and dictates offensive play. His speedy growth has led scouts to consider he might rapidly grow to be an impactful two-way defenseman within the NHL. He excels at making good first passes, discovering capturing lanes and taking management of the sport from the blue line.

Though nonetheless uncooked defensively, he has super upside as a consequence of his bodily attributes, wonderful skating means and excessive puck battle success charge. Consistently engaged and a play driver at each ends of the ice, he has the potential to shift momentum. Levshunov might grow to be a top-pairing defenseman who dictates play in transition and tilts the ice in his workforce’s favor. — Doerrie

Team match: The Blackhawks discovered their subsequent foundational participant atop final 12 months’s draft in ahead Connor Bedard, who received the Calder Trophy because the NHL’s rookie of the 12 months on Thursday. But in addition they needed to strip down their workforce to the foundations to get him. The period of the rebuild round Bedard is completely contingent on the gamers with whom they encompass him. To the top, Levshunov is a big addition, actually and figuratively.

The Blackhawks have some intriguing younger defenseman of their system, however not sufficient of them. Kevin Korchinski performed 76 video games as a rookie final season and has some upside. Wyatt Kaiser cut up time between the Blackhawks and AHL Rockford. Sam Rinzel, chosen twenty fifth total in 2022, had an impressive first season with the University of Minnesota. But what they’ve in Levshunov is, for lack of a greater label, “The Guy.” The large blueliner that might be their Victor Hedman. Those dynastic Lightning groups had been construct on offensive stars like Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, however they received Cups due to the efforts of Hedman on the again finish. This draft might be regarded again on as an important second of the Bedard Era in Chicago. — Wyshynski

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Artyom Levshunov’s NHL draft profile

Check out the performs that helped make Michigan State’s Artyom Levshunov one of many prime prospects within the NHL draft.

Team: Oshawa (OHL) | Rank: 13
DOB: 01/28/06 | Ht: 6-2.25 | Wt: 177 | Shot: R
2023-24 stats: GP: 63 | G: 27 | A: 41 | P: 68

Scouting notes: Offensively, it’s tough to discover a weak spot. He is a dual-threat menace within the offensive zone and dropped extra jaws in one-on-one play than some other draft-eligible participant within the OHL this season. His means to pressure defenders into dangerous spots and manipulate his manner round them is terrifying. Not solely is he a risk in tight conditions, however he is additionally a risk in transition. The puck follows him across the ice, and he slices defensive protection with ease by way of wonderful reads, decisive passing and a high quality shot.

Off the puck, he makes use of his consciousness to win pucks again. As the season progressed, he turned a nightmare on the forecheck, routinely hemming gamers in and successful pucks again. For lack of a greater phrase, he is a gamer. If he desires the puck, he is greater than doubtless going to finish up with it on his stick. He’s not an elite skater, however he will get to the place he must go, performs two steps forward of his friends and makes his teammates higher. There are groups which have him of their prime 5, and whereas that may be a little excessive for me, it’s straightforward to know why scouts consider Sennecke might be a top-line participant. — Doerrie

Team match: Once once more, Ducks normal supervisor Pat Verbeek went in a little bit of an sudden path by taking Beckett Sennecke. The Ducks had been in a little bit of a tough scenario when it got here to including to their rebuild. Not that they could not have used extra forwards, however they have already got fairly a little bit of youth with Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Mason McTavish, Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras. The identical holds true with defensemen in fact, with Jackson LaCombe and Pavel Mintyukov taking part in as rookies final season and one other defenseman, Olen Zellweger, getting 9 factors in 26 video games with the Ducks after spending nearly all of the 12 months within the AHL with the San Diego Gulls.

Now that they’ve added Sennecke, the Ducks have one other top-six ahead with measurement because the 6-foot-2 Sennecke can be somebody who offers the Ducks an alternative choice of their assault. — Clark

Team: Medicine Hat (WHL) | Rank: 4
DOB: 02/03/06 | Ht: 6-3.25 | Wt: 210 | Shot: L
2023-24 stats: GP: 32 | G: 27 | A: 19 | P: 46

Scouting notes: Lindstrom combines pace, measurement and talent, making him a dominant pressure on the junior stage. He successfully makes use of his body to guard the puck, win battles and play by way of contact in difficult areas of the ice. His bodily package deal and skating means make him a formidable opponent on the push and in puck battles. If he continues to develop his means to play by way of contact, he has the instruments to be a wonderful energy ahead on the NHL stage. His pace in transition retains defensemen on their heels and he alters gears to create house.

Without the puck, he reads off his linemates effectively and finds open pockets of house. As a flexible offensive participant, he is aware of when to make use of his physicality to create scoring possibilities or maintain the puck to arrange performs within the offensive zone. Although his harm historical past is a priority, projections point out that Lindstrom might grow to be a second-line heart with the potential to attain 70 factors over an extended interval. He might take longer to develop, however a participant together with his toolbox is intriguing to many groups. — Doerrie

Team match: This is the primary Blue Jackets draft since 2012 that did not have Jarmo Kekalainen operating the desk. He was dismissed as normal supervisor earlier this season, creating a gap for one of many NHL’s most attention-grabbing jobs. Columbus is a spot the place the bar for achievement is low and the expertise within the prospect pool is excessive.

It simply bought greater. New GM Don Waddell, who took over the Blue Jackets after leaving the Carolina Hurricanes, had quite a few choices after the Ducks shocked the draft by taking Beckett Sennecke third total. They fought some temptation and added Lindstrom. The Medicine Hat heart joins heart Adam Fantilli, the third total pick in 2023 who had 27 factors in 49 video games this season; Kent Johnson, one other Michigan alum, who’s coming into his fourth NHL season; and the massive physique and booming shot of defenseman David Jiricek as the subsequent technology of the Blue Jackets. With Cole Sillinger additionally up the center, the times of the Blue Jackets being the NHL’s donut — nothing within the center — seem over. — Wyshynski

Team: SKA St. Petersburg Jr. (RUSSIA-JR.) | Rank: 2
DOB: 12/10/05 | Ht: 5-11 | Wt: 181 | Shot: L
2023-24 stats: GP: 30 | G: 23 | A: 37 | P: 60

Scouting notes: Offensively, he is the entire package deal and is projected to be a top-six difference-maker within the NHL. His dynamic means to create offense combines an impressive launch, elite imaginative and prescient and elite puckhandling expertise, maybe one of the best on this draft class. He’s larger and extra bodily mature than initially thought, which drew consideration on the Florida showcase. Capable of driving play offensively, Demidov persistently took over video games within the playoffs, incomes the MVP award.

He ranks within the prime 5% for capturing and passing metrics and is a transition risk. He drives the center from the surface and persistently will get himself to the harmful scoring areas. As a flexible offensive participant, Demidov has the potential to be a 40-goal, 40-assist producer and is the one participant with a ceiling near Celebrini’s. — Doerrie

Team match: Prior to the draft, it appeared that getting a ahead was going to be the transfer for the Canadiens. And they fulfilled that in taking Demidov. They had been ready to take a ahead final 12 months however handed on Matvei Michkov earlier than taking defenseman David Reinbacher. With Reinbacher being the pick final season, he added to a defensive setup that already included Kaiden Guhle, Logan Mailloux and Jayden Struble.

Concentrating on defensemen the previous few years created that opening to take a ahead for the second time in three years, having chosen Juraj Slafkovsky with the No. 1 pick in 2022. Now the Canadiens have one other top-six ahead in Demidov who sooner or later will make the trek to North America. And when he does, he’ll be a part of Slafkovsky and Cole Caufield as one other homegrown participant that is trying to take the Habs again to prominence within the Eastern Conference. — Clark

Upcoming picks

6. Utah Hockey Club
7. Ottawa Senators
8. Seattle Kraken
9. Calgary Flames
10. New Jersey Devils
11. San Jose Sharks*
12. Philadelphia Flyers
13. Minnesota Wild
14. Buffalo Sabres*
15. Detroit Red Wings
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Washington Capitals
18. Chicago Blackhawks*
19. Vegas Golden Knights
20. New York Islanders*
21. Los Angeles Kings
22. Nashville Predators
23. Toronto Maple Leafs
24. Colorado Avalanche
25. Boston Bruins
26. Montreal Canadiens*
27. Carolina Hurricanes
28. Calgary Flames*
29. Dallas Stars
30. New York Rangers
31. Anaheim Ducks*
32. Philadelphia Flyers*

* Traded picks:

• The Sharks’ choice at No. 11 is the results of the June 27, 2024 commerce that despatched this pick to San Jose in alternate for picks No. 14 and 42 within the 2024 draft.

• The Sabres’ choice at No. 14 is the results of the June 27, 2024 commerce famous above; the pick was beforehand acquired by San Jose through the Aug. 6, 2023 commerce that despatched Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

• The Blackhawks’ choice at No. 18 is the results of a commerce involving this pick, the No. 20 pick and different picks with the Islanders.

• The Islanders’ choice at No. 20 is the results of the above commerce; the Blackhawks initially acquired the pick through a March 18, 2022 commerce that despatched Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

• The Canadiens’ pick at No. 21 is the results of the June 28, 2024 commerce that despatched this commerce to Montreal in alternate for picks No. 26, 57 and 198.

• The Kings’ pick at No. 26 is the results of the June 28, 2024 commerce above. The Canadiens initially secured it through the Feb. 2, 2024 commerce that despatched Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets.

• The Flames’ choice at No. 28 is the results of the Jan. 31, 2024 commerce that despatched Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks.

• The Ducks’ choice at No. 31 is the results of the commerce on March 6, 2024 that despatched Sam Carrick, Ty Taylor and a 2024 seventh-round pick to the Oilers.

• The Flyers’ choice at No. 32 is a results of the commerce on March 19, 2022 that despatched Claude Giroux, German Rubtsov, Connor Bunnaman to the Panthers, and Owen Tippett to the Flyers.