As the 2026 Winter Olympics continue and there is no NHL action to watch — or to change the standings — why not have a little fun with a new mock draft.
While nothing is written in stone, we have an order of teams in the standings that give us projected odds of winning 2026 NHL Draft Lottery, an event that could change the order of selections.
I went over to Tankathon to mix up the order of selections in the 2026 NHL Draft to change things up a bit for a new mock draft. For this mock draft, I ran their lottery simulator five times — in honor of Connor Murphy — and here’s what it kicked out: chaos.
Source: TankathonSo, in the event we get this kind of chaos at the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery — which would be amazing for fans in both Winnipeg and Washington while assuring the Blackhawks of owning Florida’s lottery pick — let’s run thru a quick mock draft for how the first round might play out.
As a reminder, you can read our rankings of the top 50 prospects in the 2026 NHL Draft.
2026 NHL Mock Draft — First Round
Winnipeg Jets — Ivar Stenberg, RW, Frölunda (SHL) Vancouver Canucks — Gavin McKenna, LW, Penn State (NCAA) Washington Capitals — Keaton Verhoeff, RHD, North Dakota (NCAA) St. Louis Blues — Chase Reid, RHD, Soo (OHL) New York Rangers — Caleb Malhotra, C, Brantford (OHL) Calgary Flames — Alberts Šmits, LHD, Jukurit (Liiga) Chicago Blackhawks — Tynan Lawrence, C, Muskegon (USHL) New Jersey Devils — Ethan Belchetz, LW, Windsor (OHL) Nashville Predators — Carson Carels, LHD, Prince George (WHL) San Jose Sharks — Daxon Rudolph, RHD, Prince Albert (WHL) Chicago Blackhawks (from FLA) — Adam Novotný, LW, Peterborough (OHL) Los Angeles Kings — Oliver Suvanto, C, Tappara (Liiga) Philadelphia Flyers — Oscar Hemming, LW, Boston College (NCAA) Boston Bruins (from TOR) — Viggo Björck, C, Djurgårdens (SHL) Columbus Blue Jackets — Ryan Lin, RHD, Vancouver (WHL) San Jose Sharks (from EDM) — Malte Gustafsson, LHD, HV71 U18 (U18 Region) Utah Mammoth — JP Hurlbert, LW, Kamloops (WHL) Anaheim Ducks — Ilya Morozov, C, Miami (OH) University (NCAA) Seattle Kraken — Nikita Klepov, RW, Saginaw (OHL) New York Islanders — Juho Piiparinen, RHD, Tappara (Liiga) Boston Bruins — Alexander Command, C, Örebro U20 (U20 Nationell) Buffalo Sabres — Elton Hermansson, W, MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan) Detroit Red Wings — Marcus Nordmark, RW, Djurgårdens (SHL) Pittsburgh Penguins — Wyatt Cullen, RW, USNTDP Montreal Canadiens — Adam Goljer, RHD, HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) Vancouver Canucks (from MIN) — William Håkansson, LHD, Luleå (SHL) Carolina Hurricanes (from DAL) — Egor Shilov, C, Victoriaville (QMJHL) Calgary Flames (from VGK) — Ryan Roobroeck, C, Niagara (OHL) New York Rangers (from CAR) — Xavier Villeneuve, LHD, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) Seattle Kraken (from TB) — Simas Ignatavicius, C, Genève Future Hockey U21 (U21-Elit) New York Islanders (from COL) — Maddox Dagenais, C, Québec Remparts (QMJHL)The changes at the top of the board by way of the lottery changed the order of selections in this mock draft. It certainly affected the theoretical decision making for front offices in the top ten.
What’s wild about the draft order as it stands right now (per Tankathon) is the final six picks in the first round of our mock draft have all been traded already. In total, there have been nine first-round picks that have switched hands — a number that could grow once the NHL Trade Deadline passes.
As I have noted before, this is a defense-heavy draft class at the top, but there are also some good value defensemen later in the first round. And size is going to be a strong consideration for teams with Lin and Villenueve, who are both very good players but are both players whose height starts with a five.
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