Penguins will have long wait to pick as NHL draft order is finalized

The NHL finalized the order of its upcoming draft, which be Oct. 6-7. The entire order can be viewed here.

Barring any further transactions, the Penguins’ first selection will be No. 77 overall in the third round.

They also will have the 108th (fourth round), 139th (fifth round) and 170th (sixth round) selections.

Their first-round pick (No. 15 overall) was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Aug. 25 as part of the trade for forward Kasperi Kapanen.

The Chicago Blackhawks own the Penguins’ second-round selection (No. 46 overall). That pick originally was dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights on June 21, 2017 to ensure the Golden Knights would select goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the expansion draft. The Golden Knights dealt that pick to the Blackhawks on Feb. 24 this year to acquire backup goaltender Malcolm Subban.

The Penguins’ seventh-round pick (No. 201) was dealt to the San Jose Sharks during the 2019 draft to acquire the Sharks’ seventh-round selection that year. That pick was used on defenseman Santeri Airola.

The first round will be Oct. 6, and the final six rounds will be Oct. 7. The event will be orchestrated remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The New York Rangers have the first selection, followed by Los Angeles, Ottawa (from San Jose), Detroit, Ottawa, Anaheim, New Jersey, Buffalo, Minnesota and Winnipeg.

Picks 1-15 were determined by a draft lottery. Picks 16-27 were in inverse order of the regular-season points percentage for teams eliminated in Rounds 1 and 2 of the playoffs.

The final picks of the first round were teams eliminated in the conference finals, the Stanley Cup runner-up and Stanley Cup champion.

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