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NHL reveals full 2020 draft order

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The complete order of selections in the upcoming NHL draft is now set.

Here's how the first two rounds will go:

Round 1

Pick Team
1 New York Rangers
2 Los Angeles Kings
3 Ottawa Senators (from San Jose Sharks)
4 Detroit Red Wings
5 Senators
6 Anaheim Ducks
7 New Jersey Devils
8 Buffalo Sabres
9 Minnesota Wild
10 Winnipeg Jets
11 Nashville Predators
12 Florida Panthers
13 Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto Maple Leafs)
14 Edmonton Oilers
15 Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
16 Montreal Canadiens
17 Chicago Blackhawks
18 Devils (from Arizona Coyotes)
19 Calgary Flames
20 Devils (from Vancouver Canucks via Tampa Bay Lightning)
21 Columbus Blue Jackets
22 Rangers (from Hurricanes)
23 Philadelphia Flyers
24 Washington Capitals
25 Colorado Avalanche
26 St. Louis Blues
27 Ducks (from Boston Bruins)
28 Senators (from New York Islanders)
29 Vegas Golden Knights
30 Dallas Stars
31 Sharks (from Lightning)

Round 2

Pick Team
32 Red Wings
33 Senators
34 Sharks
35 Kings
36 Ducks
37 Predators (from Devils)
38 Sabres
39 Wild
40 Jets
41 Hurricanes (from Rangers)
42 Predators
43 Panthers
44 Maple Leafs
45 Red Wings (from Oilers)
46 Blackhawks (from Penguins via Golden Knights)
47 Canadiens
48 Canadiens (from Blackhawks)
49 No selection
50 Flames
51 Kings (from Canucks)
52 Senators (from Blue Jackets)
53 Hurricanes
54 Flyers
55 Red Wings (from Capitals)
56 Sharks (from Avalanche via Capitals)
57 Canadiens (from Blues)
58 Bruins
59 Senators (from Islanders)
60 Kings (from Golden Knights)
61 Senators (from Stars via Golden Knights)
62 Lightning

The draft lottery determined the first 15 picks. Selections 16-27 belong to teams that lost in the first two rounds of the playoffs, in inverse order of the clubs' regular-season points percentage.

The No. 28 and 29 picks have been given to the teams that were knocked out in the conference finals (though the New York Islanders' selection belongs to the Ottawa Senators), again in inverse order of the points percentage during the regular season. The 30th and 31st overall selections will go to the Stanley Cup Final loser and winner, respectively.

Unlike previous years, the NHL didn't take division winners into account. As a result, the Washington Capitals and Colorado Avalanche were flipped at No. 24 and 25.

In rounds two through seven, selections one to seven go to teams that didn't qualify for the 24-team return-to-play format, and Nos. 8 through 15 belong to clubs that were bounced out of the qualifying round. All 15 of those picks over the final six rounds are slotted in inverse order based on regular-season points percentage.

The Arizona Coyotes forfeited the 49th overall pick and their 2021 first-rounder after violating the NHL's combine testing policy during the 2019-20 campaign.

View the order for all seven rounds here. The draft will be conducted over video conferencing on Oct. 6 and 7.

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