The New York Islanders received the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday and can choose first total on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Friday, June 27. The Islanders moved up 9 spots up the pre-lottery rankings. The San Jose Sharks could have the second total choice.
The consensus first total choose is defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who notched seven objectives, 22 factors, and a +21 ranking in 17 OHL video games with the Erie Otters. To see the total rankings by NHL Central Scouting, click on right here.
The total outcomes of the lottery follows (⬆️implies that the crew moved up from authentic projected place, ⬇️means they moved down, none means they stayed the place they had been projected to be):
1. New York Islanders (⬆️9)
2. San Jose (⬇️1)
3. Chicago Blackhawks (⬇️1)
4. Utah (⬆️10)
5. Nashville Predators (⬇️2)
6. Philadelphia Flyers (⬇️2)
7. Boston Bruins (⬇️2)
8. Seattle Kraken (⬇️2)
9. Buffalo Sabres (⬇️2)
10. Anaheim Geese (⬇️2)
11. Pittsburgh Penguins (⬇️2)
12. New York Rangers (⬇️1)
13. Detroit Pink Wings (⬇️1)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (⬇️1)
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames)
The New York Rangers could have the choice to switch their first-round choose this June or subsequent to Vancouver as a situation of the choice that they traded for J.T. Miller on January 31.
If Calgary’s choose was within the high 10, they’d have transferred the Florida Panthers’ first-round choose to the Montreal Canadiens as a part of the commerce that despatched Sean Monahan to Montreal on August 22, 2022.
All groups might have moved up simply 10 spots from the place they completed within the reverse regular-season standings however down by solely two.
By Harrison Brown
