2022 NHL Entry Draft: Top-ten update
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft is underway at the Bell Centre in Montreal. After years of training, prospects from all over the world ascended to the home of the Montreal Canadiens to hopefully hear their name called by a National Hockey League General Manager.
Let's take a look at the top-ten picks from the first round on Thursday night.
1. Montreal Canadiens - Juraj Slafkovsky (TPS - Liiga)
2. New Jersey Devils Simon Nemec (HK Nitra - Slovak Extraliga)
3. Arizona Coyotes Logan Cooley (USA U-18 - USNTDP)
4. Seattle Kraken Shane Wright (Kingston - OHL)
5. Philadelphia Flyers Cutter Gauthier (USA U-18 - USNTDP)
6. Columbus Blue Jackets David Jiricek (HC Plzen - Czech Extraliga)
7. Chicago Blackhawks Kevin Korchinski (Seattle - WHL)
8. Detroit Red Wings Marco Kasper (Rogle BK - SHL)
9. Buffalo Sabres Matthew Savoie (Winnipeg - WHL)
10. Anaheim Ducks Pavel Mintyukov (Saginaw - OHL)
Stay tuned to the rest of the first round, as well as rounds two through seven on Friday. In Canada, the draft can be viewed on Sportsnet and TVA, and in the United States on ESPN and NHL Network.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||